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With women in combat, taking the 'man' out of job titles
Associated Press ^
| Jun 9, 2016 12:15 AM EDT
| Jennifer McDermott
Posted on 06/08/2016 9:37:24 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Now that women will be allowed to serve in all combat jobs, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are dropping the word man from some of their job titles to make them inclusive and gender-neutral.
Much like the term fireman has evolved to firefighter, an engineman could be called an engine technician. A yeoman could be called an administrative specialist.
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus says this is one more step in how the force has changed. …
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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Society
KEYWORDS: emasculation; genderneutral; homosexualagenda; jobtitles; obama; womenincombat; yeoman
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posted on
06/08/2016 9:37:24 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
Hear China, Iran, Russia and ISIS laughing?
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posted on
06/08/2016 9:41:22 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
To: All
If Star trek can have female yeoman, it should be good enough for the US Navy -
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posted on
06/08/2016 9:47:45 PM PDT
by
az_gila
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
06/08/2016 9:48:31 PM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
To: Travis McGee
I can’t even imagine my father on a landing boat nearing the shores of Okinawa with that crew beside him.
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posted on
06/08/2016 9:54:03 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
To: Olog-hai
A yeoman could be called an administrative specialist.If you wanted to be thought a complete prat
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posted on
06/08/2016 10:00:04 PM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
(Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the blind obedience of fools - Solon, Lawmaker of Athens)
To: Oztrich Boy
Yeoman is an ebonics greeting
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posted on
06/08/2016 10:19:23 PM PDT
by
Mount Athos
(A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
To: Olog-hai
So what happens to:
"Man your battlestations!"
"Man overboard!"
And dear God, what if they do maneuvers?
To: Right Brother
Person your battle stations.
LGBTXYZ overboard.
Pervertneuvers.
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posted on
06/08/2016 10:56:37 PM PDT
by
5th MEB
(Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
To: Right Brother
Take the man out of “yeoman” and you have “yeo!”
Take the man out of “woman” and you have “wo.”
Just sayin’.
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
06/09/2016 3:04:42 AM PDT
by
maddog55
(America Rising a new Civil War needs to happen.)
To: Olog-hai
Not content with the rest of the United States, Obama is destroying the finest military the world has ever seen, bit by bit.
To: Oztrich Boy
Back in my day we used the gender neutral term “admin pukes”...
To: Olog-hai
MOS: 0311 Basic Marine Rifle-person.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA
...Sorry.....
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA
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posted on
06/09/2016 6:43:53 AM PDT
by
major_gaff
(University of Parris Island, Class of '84)
To: major_gaff
“person” has “son” in it. Can’t be used.
“Ze” is the term the liberals want to use. Rilfe-Ze.
Of course, we could let them do it and not tell them “Ze” reminds us of the Nazi’s use of the sound.
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posted on
06/09/2016 7:54:56 AM PDT
by
CodeToad
(Islam should be banned and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
To: CodeToad
Very good!...Irony is always lost on the Leftist Brown Shirts....
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posted on
06/09/2016 8:08:34 AM PDT
by
major_gaff
(University of Parris Island, Class of '84)
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