Navy Won’t Remove ‘Midshipman’ Title Because It’s Enshrined In The Law As A Rank
Jonah Bennett on December 9, 2016
The Daily Caller
Navy officials confirmed this week they don’t intend to change the title “midshipman” as part of the overall effort to make job positions in the service gender-neutral.
The goal of the job title review Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus initiated back in January is to make women feel more included now that they have access to all combat roles, but the reason midshipman will remain in its current state is because the name is a rank stipulated by the law, Capital Gazette reports.
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In late September, the Navy announced that it was ditching historic job titles and revamping the entire system, in effect removing an element that made the Navy unique from other services in the military.
For example, the title of Fire Controlman 1st Class Joe Sailor is now Petty Officer 1st Class Joe Sailor.
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