If we dial this right back, a lot of this is driven by a very vocal minority. How many time have those in the silent majority not bothered filling out those "climate surveys", "uniform survey", "AFCAS", etc, etc.....
When 80% of the surveys say they want change because the small return was done by the minority, this is what happens no?
Equally when I briefed my troops they were aviators and not airmen any more there were some collective eyerolls, comments about aviator/aviatrix then the moment passed and they just cracked on unconcerned. Same when the SAC rank was changed.