U.K. Ministry of Defence May Eliminate Military Ranks Such As Rifleman And Guardsman In Their War On 'Sexism'

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The Ministry of Defence is considering changing the titles of certain ranks to make them more inclusive by replacing the suffix man with person 

Daily Mail: Rise of the rifleperson: Military ranks such as rifleman and guardsman could be scrapped in Ministry of Defence war on 'sexism' 

 * The Ministry of Defence is currently drawing up an 'inclusive language guide' 

 * Insiders speculate after review senior ranks will no longer be addressed as 'sir' 

 * The army has several ranks such as guardsman and rifleman using the word man 

 * This could result in ranks being changed to guardsperson or rifleperson 

Military ranks such as rifleman and guardsman could be scrapped as defence chiefs embrace gender- neutral language. 

The Ministry of Defence is drawing up an ‘inclusive language guide’ that could change many traditional titles and terms for the Army and Royal Navy. 

There is even speculation among some in the Armed Forces that the drive to modernise the services could mean personnel no longer address senior ranks as ‘sir’. 

The Army has several ranks that include the word man, such as guardsman, used by the Brigade of Guards, and rifleman, which dates back to the 19th Century and the war against Napoleon. 

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WNU Editor: You would think the Ministry of Defence has better things to do.

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