Just a curiosity question: In today's armed forces, are women officers addressed as Ma'am or Sir?
Just a curiosity question: In today's armed forces, are women officers addressed as Ma'am or Sir?
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“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
Think it's still Ma'am or...their rank. Commander, Lt, Capt, Ensign. Not sure about other services. I have been out since 95.
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Last edited by aboutime; 09-25-2017 at 08:53 PM.
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Ma'am for ground and air forces. We almost never call commissioned officers by their rank alone, except for Lieutenants - we call them "LT" a lot. But we see so few LTs in my line of work.
The navy is weird so I dunno.
I wonder if this will change too.
What got me thinking was a silly Star Trek parody where they addressed a female senior officer as Sir. Not exactly a source of good info, but in our crazy gender-neutral country, I can see this happening.
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
Recorded it, it haven't watched it yet. It's good?
The parody is called The Orville. Mildly funny...
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke