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Navy's top enlisted leader is wrapping up job title review. Intent is to remove "man" from job titles, such as corpsman, to make them gender neutral. All Air Force members are referred to as "airmen" and three enlisted ranks include "man" in their title. What would you suggest as an alternative to "airman"? (You can have fun with this, but serious alternatives also are appreciated.)
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Edited 10 y ago
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Here is the problem as I see it. It seems we worry about BS poliicies that have little consideration about our troops.
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Airman is just fine. Why fix it if it ain't broken? For that matter corpsman should be kept as well.
If the lower enlisted cannot handle the structure the way it is then its two to call them civilians.
I used to say. "Airforce is a great alternative to joining the military." Until I actually had two airmen under my supervision.
They worked harder than any two of my soldiers and anytime I wanted something done right and in a timy manner I always fell back to them.
The Airforce is not a joke.
There's a reason they are so picky about the requirements to join their brach.
Fly High Airforce.
I got nothing but respect.
If the lower enlisted cannot handle the structure the way it is then its two to call them civilians.
I used to say. "Airforce is a great alternative to joining the military." Until I actually had two airmen under my supervision.
They worked harder than any two of my soldiers and anytime I wanted something done right and in a timy manner I always fell back to them.
The Airforce is not a joke.
There's a reason they are so picky about the requirements to join their brach.
Fly High Airforce.
I got nothing but respect.
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How about Air Warriors or Air Peacekeepers but should keep it simple like it already is. For centuries these are just names. Like another post said there is word man in woman. No longer call a woman a woman would you just say lady or mam.
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LCDR Bruce Sheppard
seeing that mr Maybus is removing all ratings designations, now might be the time for you active duty sailors to guery the Trump regime for a return to the traditions 99% of us enjoyed
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Keep tradition in, that is what makes the Marine Corps so great. It believes in tradition and teaches it in boot camp and lives it after boot camp.
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What is the possible benefit of changing this? How is gender theory somehow viable given that it is a recent concept versus what has worked for millennia?
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Worse, Naval persons named Semen, I mean Seamen. The Navy is full of Semen, oh there it is again.
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Who cares about gender-neutral? The focus is, and should always be, on taking care of those you lead and accomplishing the mission. Those that don't like it can leave the Air Force and go somewhere else and cry about it.
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BOY YOU CANT MAKE THIS STUFF UP IS THIS WHAT ARE MILITARY IS BECOMING THEY NEED TO KEEP ALL THIS PC BULL OUT OF THE MILITARY AND START SPENDING THIER TIME ON HOW TO FIGHT AND WIN WARS
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CPT Richard Fematt
This is what happens when the promotion system passes over seasoned combat veterans forcing them out and selecting an officer with no combat experience, cant pass an APFT, has minimal leadership skills, cant pass ht/wt and knows nothing of the service. Now we have a bunch of paper pushers without any combat experience making decisions from behind their desk which have an impact on the fighting force.
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