guess we're back to fusiliers
Posted on 05/27/2016 2:04:56 PM PDT by QT3.14
As the Navy and Marine Corps enter the final stage of a review mandated by Navy Secretary Ray Mabus aimed at removing the word "man" from job titles in favor of gender-neutral alternatives, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday he has been thinking about ways to apply the practice to the entire Defense Department.
Navy and Marine Corps officials have said that all titles, including frequently used ones such as seaman and rifleman, are under a review that began in January at Mabus' request. The move comes as all previously closed job titles across the Defense Department opened to women.
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The consequences of a dumbed down curriculum and losing the language. In English, as in all languages I’m aware of, the masculine includes the feminine when referring to a group with both sexes in it. Mankind, anyone?
Corpse-person
How about “inhuman”?
Take the word from Boatswain.
"GunnerSwain", "YeoSwain", "RadioSwain", an "UnSwained Drone", "RifleSwain", SeaSwain", "ElectricianSwain", "CorpseSwain".
:)
guess we're back to fusiliers
OK I’ll bite.
An “un-it” drone. Four Horse-its of the Apocalypse”........
They are all just a bunch of "Zits"
(I believe that is the preferred term used by one faction of the LGBTQRSTUVWXYZ Crowd)
Al Grey, a great Marine.
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