Navy officials say they have decided against changing the name "midshipman" because it's a rank, not just a job title.
In January, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus issued a memo to the chief of naval operation seeking an "update of position titles and descriptions to demonstrate through this language that women are included in these positions."
Mabus asked for a review of "the position titles throughout the Navy and ensure that they are gender-integrated....removing 'man' from their titles."
"Midshipman" will not change because it's a rank according to U.S. law, Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Admiral Ted Carter said this week. He added that officials only looked at changing the name "very briefly."
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Good to see this news. I think this culture of rapid "political correctness" (aka censorship) is about to be vacated by the new political powerror base.
ReplyDeleteMabus is a freakin' moron that most likely never served a day in uniform!
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