In a move that has left some of its members disgruntled, the U.S. Marines Corps has decided to make a number of their service titles gender neutral by removing the word “man” from combat jobs—and as you might have guessed by now, some dudes be angry.
The change comes months after women who completed the necessary certifications—which totaled at roughly 233 enlistees—were officially allowed to apply for combat jobs, according to new guidelines laid out by the Marines’ new integration plan.
Via The Washington Post:
The list of jobs removes the word “man” from 15 of the titles and replaces it with Marine. In other changes, “antitank missileman” has been renamed “antitank gunner,” and “field artillery operations man” is now “field artillery operations chief.” The other three title changes pertain to positions associated with reconnaissance Marine (formerly reconnaissance man) occupational specialties.
While some positions will remain the same in name, such as “mortarman” and “rifleman,” 19 out of 29 of the titles will officially change.