What gets me is they spent all that money to replace the JT only a scant few years ago, to now spend another load of money to change it all again, and for what, to pander to a minority, monies that would be better spent on patching up some of the failing infrastructure.
Here is a thought.
two stripes is a corporal
three stripes are a Sergeant
So simply make it AC, LAC and SAC as the rank without is being shorthand for anything, meaning SAC is an SAC and the term Senior Air Craftsman wording no longer exists, hence no sex discrimination problems.
Does that make sense, after all if you asked someone his rank they would normally simply say SAC, not Senior Air Craftsman.