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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

1 posted on 06/08/2016 9:37:24 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Hear China, Iran, Russia and ISIS laughing?


2 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.)
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If Star trek can have female yeoman, it should be good enough for the US Navy -


3 posted on 06/08/2016 9:47:45 PM PDT by az_gila
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

4 posted on 06/08/2016 9:48:31 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Travis McGee

I can’t even imagine my father on a landing boat nearing the shores of Okinawa with that crew beside him.


5 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.)
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To: Olog-hai
A yeoman could be called an administrative specialist.

If you wanted to be thought a complete prat

6 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)
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To: Oztrich Boy

Yeoman is an ebonics greeting


7 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)
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To: Olog-hai
So what happens to:

"Man your battlestations!"

"Man overboard!"

And dear God, what if they do maneuvers?

8 posted on 06/08/2016 10:36:03 PM PDT by Right Brother
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To: Right Brother

Person your battle stations.
LGBTXYZ overboard.
Pervertneuvers.


9 posted on 06/08/2016 10:56:37 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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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’.


10 posted on 06/09/2016 12:07:32 AM PDT by oldplayer
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To: Olog-hai

Ray Mabus: Pussy.


11 posted on 06/09/2016 3:04:42 AM PDT by maddog55 (America Rising a new Civil War needs to happen.)
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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.


12 posted on 06/09/2016 6:02:27 AM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: Oztrich Boy

Back in my day we used the gender neutral term “admin pukes”...


13 posted on 06/09/2016 6:12:35 AM PDT by Clutch Martin
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To: Olog-hai
MOS: 0311 Basic Marine Rifle-person.



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...Sorry.....

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14 posted on 06/09/2016 6:43:53 AM PDT by major_gaff (University of Parris Island, Class of '84)
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“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.


15 posted on 06/09/2016 7:54:56 AM PDT by CodeToad (Islam should be banned and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: CodeToad

Very good!...Irony is always lost on the Leftist Brown Shirts....


16 posted on 06/09/2016 8:08:34 AM PDT by major_gaff (University of Parris Island, Class of '84)
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