Craftsperson?

[lacrabat]

Thoughts?

Army faces gender row amid plans to change craftsman rank to 'private'

 

[Tappet]

For the REME, I think that "Critter" may work. Gender neutral, and mostly accurate.

 

[urban_spaceman]

As much as I think REME officers have nothing better to do, it’s only really a matter of time...
Is it ironic, however, that use of terms ‘Craftsman’ and ‘Craftswoman’ (similarly riflewoman/Gunneress/Sapperina) give the opportunity to distinguish?

 

[urban_spaceman]

…and more importantly, have they sorted out their biscuit admin yet?

 

[theoriginalphantom]

@Ex Swift and Bold is your gender unspecified person to talk about this.

 

[walrusboy]

Royal Signals had signalman and now it's signaller. It doesn't take a genius to sort out.

 

[Helm]

Minon
Job jobbed

 

[AsterixTG]

Just shorten it to 'Crafty'.

 

[dingerr]

’oi’ is generic.

 

[Actingunpaid]

Bodger is gender non-specific.

 

[rickshaw-major]

Minon
Job jobbed

Maybe mignon is better

 

[dingerr]

Brewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Biiiiiiiiiiiiitch.

Form filling would take longer though, unless abbreviated to B_B.

 

[DemsMaShoes]

Didn't know "Craftsman" was a rank?

 

[lacrabat]

Babcocks pull the strings now so it may as well be Mr......

 

[Danny_Dravot]

Didn't know "Craftsman" was a rank?

yes, so is Guardsman and Rifleman

 

[pimpernel]

yes, so is Guardsman and Rifleman

Guardsperson has a certain ring to it, and might swing by with the way the Brigade is going.
However not sure 'Sharpies lot' will take the change to Rifleperson well - Swift and Bold!

 

[Arte_et_Marte]

I don't see why 'Technician' can't cover it. Reverting to 'Private' (Although we were called that until we passed initial trade training) just seems lazy.

Although, I have seen the original notification that the Mail refers to, it is not an official notice and it isn't signed off by anybody other than "Colonel REME"

I'll dig it out.

ETA:

 

[exspy]

Royal Signals had signalman and now it's signaller. It doesn't take a genius to sort out.

Really? I can remember being advised in no uncertain terms the difference between a Signalman and a signaller.

A Signalman was a member of the Royal corps. A signaller was a trade for those who handled radios outside of said Corps. Never to be confused or conflated.

 

[Kroneit44]

Royal Signals had signalman and now it's signaller. It doesn't take a genius to sort out.

Not really sorted yet...Foreman / Yeoman debate to resolve yet.

 

[ExREME.TECH]

This was a wind up in The Craftsman one April edition, well they said it was in the May issue