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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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Sorry ladies we joined an all boys club years ago it is what it is period.... we need to do our jobs to the best of our abilities and stop with all the unnecessary side so called issues
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SSgt Jerry DeLaney
Obviously you didn't join "an all boys club" since the first woman to enlist into U.S. military service was Loretta Walsh in 1917, and it was 1948 when the law was passed to make permanent positions for women in the U.S. military (about the same time in history that the Air force separated from the Army as I recall) . But, you did voluntarily join of your own free will, knowing the names and traditions that are abundant throughout our military history.
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here's a real alternative, let's demonize the person who came up with this. it probably came from beyond sycophant ash carter, i believe. this is Not a serious way to lead the defense of our country
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Yeah definitely a non-issue. Focus less on trivialities and more on defense of nation, and the best bang for our military $.
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CPT Quentin von Éfáns-Taráfdar
"Men are led by trifles" - Napoleon Bonaparte (The inventor of military medals.)
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I do not believe it is necessary to change, the military should not used as an social experiment.
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I wouldn't do anything. Because I think political correctness is driving this and it's a crock. The only way to do it is start calling them "Private" again. SrA is going to have to be a Corporal. Just don't replace it with "person". Senior Air Person (SAP) would sound a little funny, don't you think? Look at SrA Stacey's comment. Keep the heritage and ditch the politics.
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Dun retired four years ago...the political correctness back then was getting stupid. Now, folks are screwing with rank names? People's brains have turned to lumpy oatmeal.
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I'd recommend that such PC measures are rejected and to leave it alone.
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I'm not sure what the issue is besides ignorance. Man is a general term in referring to the genus of homosapian. The further we drive the Armed Forces down this path of political correctness the further our focus shifts from killing the enemy and securing our Nations freedoms and independence. Society sure urn to be like us, instead we are adjusting to be more like society yet still demanding discipline, loyalty, selfless service, integrity, honor, and respect to just name a few things our current society is lacking.
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