What's in a name? Plenty, says the Marine Corps. Nineteen of the service's job specialty names will be changed to reflect gender-neutral titles. Within the next few days, the Corps is expected to issue a mandate to remove "man" from Military Occupational Specialty (Mos) job titles such as "Infantry Assault Man" and "Basic Infantryman," and to replace gender-specific endings with "Marine." Some job titles, such as "Rifleman" and "Mortarman," will remain in place. The change comes in the wake of a months-long review mandated by Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, who also oversees the Marine Corps. Mabus requested the review in January,...
- 6/29/2016
- by Susan Keating, @SKatzKeating
- PEOPLE.com
What's in a name? Plenty, says the Marine Corps. Nineteen of the service's job specialty names will be changed to reflect gender-neutral titles. Within the next few days, the Corps is expected to issue a mandate to remove "man" from Military Occupational Specialty (Mos) job titles such as "Infantry Assault Man" and "Basic Infantryman," and to replace gender-specific endings with "Marine." Some job titles, such as "Rifleman" and "Mortarman," will remain in place. The change comes in the wake of a months-long review mandated by Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, who also oversees the Marine Corps. Mabus requested the review in January,...
- 6/29/2016
- by Susan Keating, @SKatzKeating
- PEOPLE.com
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