Posted on Mar 31, 2016
Lt Col Jim Coe
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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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CPO Albert Kennison
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Why does everything have to be gender neutral now days? Stop with all the crap!
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PO2 Joan Feledy
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crap is gender nuetral….how about bull shi!!
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CMSgt David Lewis
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Just pick the Army or Marine ranks then standardize across the DoD...
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SSG Armor Crew Member
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I bet the people offended are not even in the Air Force.
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SGT Richard H.
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Airheads?

Sorry. Sometimes I just can't help being like this.
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MSgt Jason McClish
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Airmen!!!
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SSgt M. Har
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Airmen and Women both end in "men" do we need to change that name too?
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MSgt Retired
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I guess if the military wanted to truly become gender neutral, they will stop addressing individuals as "Sir and Ma'am". Especially if one is not sure of which they want to be addressed by. I guess we can address everyone by "HOOAH", that way it isn't offending anyone. PC is killing the productivity and the heritage of the military.
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PO1 Sean Reynolds
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Have we as a society become so sensitive and P.C. that we really need to remove "man" from every term/name in the military? It's pathetic. So when the full blown "transgender" are allowed in the military, the males whom say they are female (oh shit got to change that word too) get to use the female Body fat and PRT figures?
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SPC Nathaniel O.
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Maybe the air force can take battle buddy as appearently thats to insensitive of a term in the army for those who have not deployed...
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MSG Mitch Dowler
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The Air Force already did the hand wringing over this in the Clintopian era when DADT was created. It was the new politically correct era and only right wing crazies believed it would lead to gay marriage and transgenders in the military.
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