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Not really sure where to put this, but this section seems best suited for it.
This past year, the Joint Terminology Panel (JTP) took its first step towards moving the Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) away from gender-based terminology.
The JTP is the review body for all operations-related terminology proposals.
The meeting, in partnership with Transport Canada, was called to review terminology associated with unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). However, the meeting grew into a broader discussion about moving away from gender bias in terminology more generally.
The word unmanned was identified as being gender-based and non-representative of all genders. Simply put, it is outdated in today’s context.
“While it wasn’t the intent of the meeting,” said Scott Van Will, Director Defence Information Management Planning, “we’re glad to have taken that very important first step away from gender-based terminology.”
As a result, the word unmanned has been changed to uncrewed, in respect to the autonomous and remotely operated vehicles.
The word unmanned is still used within the United Nations, but it is hoped that DND/CAF’s adoption of uncrewed will inspire other nations to do the same.
From Unmanned to Uncrewed: Moving away from gender-based terminology - Canada.ca
This past year, the Joint Terminology Panel (JTP) took its first step towards moving the Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) away from gender-based terminology.
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