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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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To: Olog-hai
Airperson or Airthing? LIBs are mentally ill. What poltroons!
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01/16/2016 7:19:29 AM PST
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hal ogen
(First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
To: Olog-hai
How about the neutral term, “Airperson” like the way they have replaced, “business man” with “business person” or “spokesman” with “spokesperson”?
That word, “man” is very offensive to FemiNazis and homosexuals.
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01/16/2016 7:39:07 AM PST
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Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: hattend
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posted on
01/16/2016 7:43:51 AM PST
by
MortMan
(I am offended by those who believe they have a right not to be offended.)
To: Olog-hai
Personhattan Island
Personhole cover
Personhattan Project
Personchester, NH
Barry Personilow
Personischewitz wine
Idiocy Personified
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posted on
01/16/2016 7:45:34 AM PST
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
To: Olog-hai
I sure hope they don't make it "airperson."
To: Darksheare
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posted on
01/16/2016 9:54:25 AM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
To: Chode
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posted on
01/16/2016 9:55:31 AM PST
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Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: PLMerite
Back in 2000, met a few officers who were absolutely enamored of every little fart that Shinseki put out.
The enlisted ranks I knew weren’t so pleased.
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01/16/2016 9:58:27 AM PST
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Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: Bender2
What is that growth over her eye?
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01/16/2016 12:43:22 PM PST
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Jeff Chandler
(I shot Schroedinger's cat with Chekhov's gun.)
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