Some Marine Corps job titles are becoming gender-neutral

Updated July 25, 2016 at 9:41 p.m.·1 min read

The Marine Corps is dropping gender from 19 job titles as it opens combat jobs to women.

The Defense Department announced that all combat jobs in the military would be open to women starting in January 2016.

Though the Marine Corps initially rebuked at the change, wanting to keep certain jobs closed.

The order came down from the Secretary of the Navy after months of reviewing.

Now at least 15 of the jobs are replacing the world "man" with Marine. Other changes include 'field artillery operations man" to "field artillery operations chief.

"Rifleman" and "mortarman" remain the same though because of those titles are stepped in Marine history.

An official announcement from the Marine Corps is expected to be released in the coming days.

RELATED: Check out these really intense military training regiments:

PA Media: Entertainment
Man given indecent images by paedophile who sent them to Huw Edwards spared jail
Jac Davies was sentenced to 12 months, suspended for two years, after pleading guilty to possession of indecent images of children.
Reuters
Russia's Duma passes bill tightening control over income of 'foreign agents'
LONDON (Reuters) -Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, unanimously approved a bill on Tuesday that tightens restrictions on income received by those Moscow has designated as "foreign agents". Russian law requires any person or organisation receiving support from outside Russia or who Moscow says is under foreign influence to register as a "foreign agent", a label that has negative Soviet-era connotations and brings onerous bureaucratic requirements.
People
4-Year-Old Boy Is the Only Survivor of Calif. Car Crash That Killed 4 Others: Reports
The single-vehicle crash occured in San Bernardino County on Sunday, Dec. 15, according to multiple reports
Reuters
Dollar holds firm as traders bet on cautious Fed in 2025
The dollar held firm on Tuesday ahead of an expected interest rate cut in the United States, as traders grow increasingly convinced the Federal Reserve will lower borrowing rates only gradually next year. The pound was one of the few currencies to rise against the dollar, after data showed British wage growth picked up more strongly than expected in the three months to October, adding to the case that UK rates could take longer to fall than those elsewhere. The Fed announces its interest rate decision on Wednesday and interest rate futures imply a 94% chance of a cut, even as services-sector activity leapt to a three-year high, according to an S&P Global purchasing managers survey.
KETV - Omaha Videos
One woman killed in crash in Lancaster County
An Apple Alert notified 911 dispatchers of the crash late Monday night
Yahoo Finance UK
FTSE 100 LIVE: Stocks mixed as UK job vacancies fall after tax-raising budget but pay growth picks up
The number of job vacancies in the UK fell by 31,000 to a three-year low of 796,000 in November, ONS figures show
The Canadian Press
Is that a drone or a plane? Experts help explain the differences
Up in the sky, is that a drone, a plane or a helicopter?
Yahoo Life UK
These Christmas hampers are selling fast from M&S, Cadbury and Fortnum & Mason
Christmas isn't Christmas without a hamper or two. Here's the best gift options for this year.
USA TODAY
Indiana inmate's sister decries his execution, forgives him for killing her fiancé
Kelly Ernst, the sister of Indiana death row inmate Joseph Corcoran, is not in support of her brother's execution, despite him killing her fiancé.
PA Media: Sport
Spurs fail in appeal to reduce Rodrigo Bentancur ban for Son Heung-min comments
The Uruguay midfielder was given the suspension by an independent commission on November 18.
ABC News
Syria live updates: 'Massive' Damascus graves could hold 100,000 bodies, NGO says
Rebel forces in Syria are building a transitional government after toppling the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country. Meanwhile, the ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say are responses to ceasefire violations by the Iranian-backed militant group. The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza.
Yahoo Life UK
How to recognise when someone is having a psychotic break
As Katie Melua opens up about having suffered from an acute psychotic breakdown in her 20s, this is what a psychotic episode looks like.
Yahoo News UK
Met Office dismisses reports of '475-mile snow bomb'
The UK's national weather and climate service has explained why headlines about a huge 'snow bomb' could be misleading.
The Independent
TikTok ban in numbers: Why the block could change the world even more than we thought
More than 3 billion people are already blocked from using the app, writes Anthony Cuthbertson
Yahoo Life UK
George at ASDA slashes stylish Christmas partywear pieces to under £10
Get your hands on sequin co-ords, velvet tailoring and festive motifs, all for a bargain price.
KOAT - Albuquerque Videos
Eric Green weather December 17
Eric Green weather December 17
FTW Outdoors
A last-second Falcons interception was so costly in fantasy football playoffs everywhere
Oh mannnnnnnnnnn. If you're in a fantasy football and you were watching the Monday Night Football matchup between the Atlanta Falcons and Las Vegas Raiders, then you know that there was a last-second play that may have affected your matchup. Desmond Ridder thr
Hello!
Lorraine Kelly reveals jungle-style conservatory at boathouse ahead of big family milestone
Lorraine Kelly showed off her conservatory at the edge of the River Thames ahead of her daughter Rosie's baby Billy's first Christmas.
Reuters
Thyssenkrupp Nucera prepared for any US shift on green hydrogen
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Thyssenkrupp Nucera, which makes electrolysers needed to produce low-carbon hydrogen, could quickly shift resources elsewhere if U.S. policies under President-elect Donald Trump proved negative for the sector, it said on Tuesday. Clean-tech players have been concerned over what a Trump presidency might mean for the industry, fearing substantial cuts to President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, which is aimed at promoting everything from wind power to green hydrogen. Thyssenkrupp Nucera's shares were up 14.3% by 1225 GMT for their highest since July 8, helped by a smaller than expected 2023/24 operating loss that traders said reassured investors who had been concerned by project delays in the sector.
Reuters
Third tanker in trouble as oil washes up on Russia's Black Sea coast
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Spilled oil has washed up along "tens of kilometres" of the Russian Black Sea coast after two tankers were badly damaged in a storm at the weekend, a regional official said on Tuesday, and state media said a third vessel was now in trouble. TASS news agency said the third ship, also a tanker, had issued a distress signal off the port of Kavkaz, but its hull was still intact, there was no oil spillage and the crew was safe. The ships, both more than 50 years old, were carrying some 9,200 metric tons (62,000 barrels) of oil products in total, TASS reported, raising fears it could become one of the largest environmental disasters to hit the region in years.

Latest Stories