Marines remove ‘man’ from job titles

Posted by | June 28, 2016 15:05 | Filed under: War & Peace

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The Marines are not just men.

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Some of the new titles for military occupational specialties (MOS) are basic infantry Marine, infantry assault marine, armor marine and amphibious combat vehicle Marine. “Names that were not changed, like rifleman, are steeped in Marine Corps history and ethos,” an official said. Titles changed usually had “man” as a separate word, such as reconnaissance man or field artillery sensor support man. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said, “As we achieve full integration of the force … this is an opportunity to update the position titles and descriptions themselves to demonstrate through this language that women are included in these MOS.”

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9 responses to Marines remove ‘man’ from job titles

  1. anothertoothpick June 28th, 2016 at 15:50

    Whoa!!!!!!! The righty’s aren’t going to be happy humans when they hear about this.

    • Red Mann June 28th, 2016 at 16:19

      Humans? I thought they were Reptilians.

      • Ron Theison June 28th, 2016 at 22:23

        Now you should not be using that non-inclusive word “human” you know. Are you a sexist or something?

        • bpollen June 29th, 2016 at 06:05

          Are you done flogging Trigger?

    • Ron Theison June 28th, 2016 at 22:17

      More PC BS.

      • fahvel June 29th, 2016 at 03:37

        for you, the word human is a real stretch.

      • bpollen June 29th, 2016 at 06:04

        Sniveling about how things are changing doesn’t actually impede anything but your own adaptability. As nature says, adapt or die. Nice to know you opted for extinction. Like Neanderthals, you will be superseded by those who CAN adapt.

        Language is a living thing. It changes too. Why, it seems like just yesterday when we would say:

        Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote
        The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
        And bathed every veyne in swich licour
        Of which vertu engendred is the flour;
        Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth
        Inspired hath in every holt and heeth
        The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne
        Hath in the Ram his halve cours yronne,
        And smale fowles maken melodye,
        That slepen al the nyght with open ye
        (So priketh hem nature in hir corages),
        Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages.

      • MyDogsAreSmarterThanYou June 29th, 2016 at 07:35

        Are you a Marine? If not, then what the hell do you care?

  2. MyDogsAreSmarterThanYou June 29th, 2016 at 07:37

    Sounds good to me, though the whole “Every Marine a rifleman” bit is basically a Pipedream.

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