Air Force to consider dropping ‘man’ from ‘airman’

Air Force to consider dropping ‘man’ from ‘airman’ | BizPac Review
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.
An Air Force spokeswoman told Air Force Times the service is “dedicated to a culture of inclusiveness which enables all airmen to make their greatest contributions to mission success.
“While a review of job titles is not currently underway, we continually review all aspects of our programs and a review of job titles will be included as we proceed with the full integration of women into all Air Force occupational specialties.”
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.
There are six male-only jobs in the Air Force, but that number will soon drop to zero April 1.