Not Just the Marines, Army and Navy Got Rid of “Sir” and “Ma’am” – By Daniel Greenfield (Front Page Mag) / Dec 24, 2022
“The Army, Navy, and Coast Guard effectively de-emphasize gender”
This Daily Mail story has gone viral, but it buries the lede in a very big way.
US Marines may soon stop using the words ‘sir’ and ‘ma’am’ to address their senior officers, a new report has revealed – as part of a sweeping effort to avoid ‘misgendering’ drill instructors.
The recommendation came in a recently completed academic report from the University of Pittsburgh, which was commissioned by the Corps in 2020.
Completed this year, the report offers a detailed independent study on gender-integration at boot camp, and suggests measures Marines should take to make both genders feel more at ease when hearing responses from aspiring privates.
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