After a months-long review ordered by Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, the Marine Corps has decided to implement new gender-neutral job titles.
The word “man” is to be removed from 19 of the 33 military occupation specialties (MOSs) that were reviewed as a part of the U.S. Military’s effort to be more inclusive to women. Some of the Marine Corps most iconic names will remain untouched, however.
The Marine Corps Times reports:
The terms “rifleman” and “mortarman,” are among those that remain untouched, according to a list — obtained by Marine Corps Times on Monday — of 33 MOSs that were reviewed. And that was by careful design, said a Marine official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
“Names that were not changed, like rifleman, are steeped in Marine Corps history and ethos,” the official said. “Things that were changed needed to be updated to align with other MOS names.”
Below are a few examples of MOSs that will undergo the gender-neutral makeover where the word “man” has been replaced by the word “Marine.”
– Basic infantry Marine.
– Riverine assault craft Marine.
– Infantry assault Marine.
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