NATO says the phrase airmen is offensive and have to be changed by the gender-inclusive time period “air power personnel”.
The western army alliance’s woke language guide challenges “unconscious bias”.
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It warns that gendered phrases are outdated and threat alienating ladies and minorities.
Phrases similar to serviceman, guardsman, and my guys are out — in favour of “service member”, “guard” and “group”, the Sunday Telegraph reported.
Even manning is corrected to staffing.
Critics branded it a farce, saying Nato’s job is deterring Russia, not policing pronouns.
Sir John Hayes, the Common Sense group of MPs chairman, fumed: “Their job is to defend nations, not promote distortion of language.
“These phrases are a farce.”
Nevertheless, the information says “ranks within the Navy and air power don’t change”.
In January, an ex-Nato commander blasted woke Navy chiefs for renaming a submarine to keep away from upsetting the French.
HMS Agincourt was the fleet’s sixth vessel and was named after the 1415 victory by outnumbered English archers.
A transfer to rebrand the under-construction hunter-killer was thrown out final yr as “woke nonsense” by Tory Defence Secretary Grant Shapps.
