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Air Force To Consider Dropping ‘Man’ From ‘Airman’
Daily Caller ^ | 4:33 PM 01/14/2016 | Jonah Bennett

Posted on 01/15/2016 11:37:38 PM PST by Olog-hai

The Air Force said it will conduct a review to determine whether the use of "airman" is appropriate given the military's push towards full gender equality. [...]

This confirms that a review of job titles, like the one initiated by Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, is soon coming. Mabus' review resulted in an order to the Marine Corps to purge the word "man" from job titles, with the exception that compound words can remain the same. In other words, "infantryman" is acceptable, but "reconnaissance man" is not. That order came as part of the broader initiative to open all combat roles to women. ...

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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Society
KEYWORDS: airman; ashcarter; deborahleejames; genderequality; liberalagenda; marines; obama; pc; pentagon; raymabus; usaf; usnavy; womenincombat; zoomies
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1 posted on 01/15/2016 11:37:38 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

It will magically make the performance differences between the sexes vanish.
Just like General Shinseki’s brainiac idea of giving everyone berets will somehow make everyone more elite.
(Do I need the sarc tag?)


2 posted on 01/15/2016 11:45:46 PM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Olog-hai

I officially call for the immediate removal from office Mabus and Obama. And for all Marine Officers to recognize this as THE point in time to disobey an order from the revolutionary socialist government.
Mass disobedience can work.
The public and millions of former Marines will stand behind you.


3 posted on 01/15/2016 11:45:51 PM PST by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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To: Olog-hai

“Airman” is a compound word/title....he says those are exceptions.

More PS $h!+ to wuss icy the military.


4 posted on 01/15/2016 11:47:23 PM PST by FrankR (You're only enslaved to the extent of the charity that you receive!)
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To: Olog-hai

Well what will they call them Airheads??


5 posted on 01/15/2016 11:50:29 PM PST by tallyhoe
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How about they replace ‘man’ with ‘head’?

Certainly would fit for the brass, if not the enlisted / NCOs.


6 posted on 01/15/2016 11:51:43 PM PST by LegendHasIt
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To: tallyhoe

Heh, GMTA...


7 posted on 01/15/2016 11:52:50 PM PST by LegendHasIt
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To: Olog-hai; fieldmarshaldj; GOPsterinMA; NFHale; Arthur Wildfire! March; Bender2

Oh gag me with a spoon.


8 posted on 01/15/2016 11:54:07 PM PST by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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To: Olog-hai

This politically correct crap has got to stop! In my dictionary, one of the definitions of man is “humans in general.” An airman is an enlisted human in the air force.


9 posted on 01/15/2016 11:54:57 PM PST by jonrick46 (The Left has a mental disorder: A totalitarian mindset..)
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To: Darksheare

He also has demanded that boot camp is to be integrated with women. It says specifically that co-location of training does not meet this requirement.
He literally wants women and man drill instructors for mixed sex platoons in bootcamp.

This order should be 100% disobeyed. They cannot flush the entire officer corps at once. THIS is the moment.


10 posted on 01/15/2016 11:54:59 PM PST by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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To: Olog-hai
Meanwhile the other services will keep calling them -


11 posted on 01/15/2016 11:55:51 PM PST by anymouse (God didn't write this sitcom we call life, he's just the critic.)
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To: DesertRhino

Co-ed training of that nature only leads to S.H.A.R.P. violations, and other unwanted end results.
Anyone with a brain knows that.


12 posted on 01/15/2016 11:56:17 PM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Olog-hai

Where no man has gone before......


13 posted on 01/15/2016 11:57:06 PM PST by Cold Heat
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To: Darksheare

I don’t know what the hell “sharp” is except on a kabar. But I know what it’ll do to Boot Camp, and to the Marine corps.
This order should be flatly refused en masse.

The senior officers owe this to their men. This is life and death for them. If they lead every officer will stand behind them. Simply refuse it and 100% resign if they push it. In an election year the time is ripe to push back.

Give Trump a chance to say he will reinstate every officer who resigns and stays in shape until inauguration day.


14 posted on 01/16/2016 12:04:09 AM PST by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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To: Olog-hai
Imagine some of America's tougher scrapes had we started earlier on "gender-equality" in our forces:.

Imagine in the real world (not left-wing fantasyland): the Battle of the Bulge, the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, or the Battle of Ia Drang Valley with about one-third females in the ranks.

Lunacy.

15 posted on 01/16/2016 12:11:10 AM PST by Dagnabitt (Islamic Immigration is Treason)
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To: tallyhoe
Well what will they call them Airheads??

I prefer Wingnuts ...

16 posted on 01/16/2016 12:13:20 AM PST by An.American.Expatriate (Here's my strategy on the War against Terrorism: We win, they lose. - with apologies to R.R.)
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To: DesertRhino

“Sharp” is sexual harassment, assault, rape, prevention.
It’s one of the army acronym programs set to keep people from being idiots.
http://www.sexualassault.army.mil/
Mandatory training, annoying videos, repetitive, and joked about often.


17 posted on 01/16/2016 12:13:26 AM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Olog-hai

I might suggest “reconnaissance entity”


18 posted on 01/16/2016 12:15:57 AM PST by dr_lew
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To: Darksheare

Interesting. Great, now I feel even older.


19 posted on 01/16/2016 12:31:40 AM PST by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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To: DesertRhino

That’s okay.
They now, in the army, call PLDC something like “WLC”.
Anoc and bnoc are still the same.


20 posted on 01/16/2016 12:39:05 AM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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