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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#1: nolu chan To: All (#0)
I propose that approximately half the ships be referred to as she or her and half as he or him. This can be phased in as the individual ships self-identify their preferred pronouns.
Submarines being boats may be referred to as Liberal Great Boats, Transgender Qualified, and be referred to ze.
Half of the Commanding Officers will continue to be referred to as The Old Man, the other half will be referred to as The Old Lady, as in my Old Lady is a salty child of a bitch.
I guess half the heads will be renamed the ass.
It sounds like the galley won't be serving any more horse cock.
nolu chan posted on 2016-12-09 23:34:47 Reply Private Reply