Americna Military News: Navy SEALs change official ethos to be gender neutral, remove ‘brotherhood’ and more
The U.S. Navy SEALs and the Navy Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) recently changed their ethos and creed statements to reflect a gender-neutral presentation of the elite Navy outfits, doing away with gendered terms like “brotherhood.”
One change to the SEAL ethos was to alter a sentence in the first paragraph of the ethos to say, “Common citizens with uncommon desire to succeed” instead of the original, “A common man with uncommon desire to succeed.”
Naval Special Warfare spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Stroup confirmed the changes to the ethos and creed statements in an emailed statement to American Military News.
“Naval Special Warfare continues to deliberately develop a culture of tactical and ethical excellence that reflects the nation we represent, and that draws upon the talents of the all-volunteer force who meet the standards of qualification as a SEAL or SWCC,”
Stroup said. Stroup said the changes to the ethos and creed statements were made to comply with changes in law opening the potential for women to join the elite military units.
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WNU Editor: Instead of focusing and addressing the epidemic of suicides in the US military, the leadership of the US Navy SEALs' are prioritizing gender neutral language.You just cannot make this stuff up.