quoted Naval expert Mike Critchley<\/a> on the subject, where he said that dropping the term would be nothing more than giving into political correctness. “The idea of Seaman being dropped would have been political correctness gone mad. This is just so unnecessary. It just feels like people have nothing better to do with their lives,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe issue of sexism, on the other hand, is a serious one. It merits a serious discussion and actionable change on an immediate basis. But whether simply changing a few words will bring about the change needed is a serious question one must ask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, a former head of the Navy said that priorities need to be better managed. Instead of focusing on political correctness, there had to be more emphasis on the wars that are being fought. Admiral Lord Alan West, a former head of the Royal Navy noted that “In a world where one has to be very careful with the use of words because in this very politically correct world it has a relevance.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, he added that he hoped that attention was being paid to the right things, such as “ensuring that we have sufficient ships, weapons and men to prevent war and if there is a war, to be able to fight and win. Those things seem to me merit a huge amount of attention and it seems that quite often that we’re focusing more and more on things like the RAF changing its uniform and all those soft things, which are lovely, but they don’t actually help you when a war comes along.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What do you folks think? Do words like Seaman matter or is it all just political correctness?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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