What do you call them?

[Dymphna]

Army troops are soldiers, Navy is sailors....what do you call Air Force troops? Airmen? Wait, that's sexist...Airpeople?

I ask because I'm having a group of kids send letters to troops overseas. Kids generally want to use the term "soldiers," and I've been trying to stick to the more neutral term "troops," but now that I know we are talking about an Air Force unit so I want to make sure we are using the right term.

 

[ftcret]

Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen - If they have time to worry about gender then they must not have enough to do.

 

[bulldog]

Dear Wingnut,
Thank you for your service.......

 

[lnmarsh]

Airmen is considered a generic term for Air Force personnell, regardless of sex

 

[Toxick]

Army troops are soldiers, Navy is sailors....what do you call Air Force troops?

Zoomies.

 

[ftcret]

Airmen is considered a generic term for Air Force personnell, regardless of sex

Don't Ask don't tell.
As we used to say in the old days - If it were easy we would have the Air Force do it.

 

[FED_UP]

Army troops are soldiers, Navy is sailors....what do you call Air Force troops? Airmen? Wait, that's sexist...Airpeople?

I ask because I'm having a group of kids send letters to troops overseas. Kids generally want to use the term "soldiers," and I've been trying to stick to the more neutral term "troops," but now that I know we are talking about an Air Force unit so I want to make sure we are using the right term.

Start out with "Dear Ladies" , now if it were Navy or Marine you would start with "Dear Men".

 

[chernmax]

Try Dear Heroes...

 

[Bay_Kat]

Try Dear Heroes...

That's what I was going to say.

 

[DEEKAYPEE8569]

Try Dear Heroes...

 

[GWguy]

Army troops are soldiers, Navy is sailors....what do you call Air Force troops? Airmen? Wait, that's sexist...Airpeople?

I ask because I'm having a group of kids send letters to troops overseas. Kids generally want to use the term "soldiers," and I've been trying to stick to the more neutral term "troops," but now that I know we are talking about an Air Force unit so I want to make sure we are using the right term.

"SIR!"

 

[GoodnessME]

Airmen is considered a generic term for Air Force personnell, regardless of sex

What is "personnell"?????

 

[TheOne]

More proof that this country is in the ####ter....

 

[ftcret]

What is "personnell"?????

Possibly the same as multiple punctuation... wayward fingers(?)

 

[CharlieHorse]

We were all Airmen when I was in the Air Force, regardless of sex.

 

[Graymatter]

Chair Force person? I sort of like Girl scout, but that insults the little girls.

 

[kom526]

Mr. Bus Driver? I mean, light blue shirt, (short sleeves no less!) and a dark blue blue tie and the fast food cover, what else would you call them?

 

[NTNG]

Wing-Wipers?

 

[bulldog]

More proof that this country is in the ####ter....

Oh, relax. Just poking a little fun at our brothers in arms. They do the same to us all the time so get off your horse.

 

[TurboK9]

Army troops are soldiers, Navy is sailors....what do you call Air Force troops? Airmen? Wait, that's sexist...Airpeople?

I ask because I'm having a group of kids send letters to troops overseas. Kids generally want to use the term "soldiers," and I've been trying to stick to the more neutral term "troops," but now that I know we are talking about an Air Force unit so I want to make sure we are using the right term.

Zoomies! Fun, yet not really disrespectful. Like Army are 'grunts' and Marines are 'leathernecks' or 'jarheads'. Terms of endearment really.

Coastguard- Shallow water squid.

I loves me some servicefolk! Ya'all rock.