The Air Force will allow members to put their preferred pronouns in their electronic signatures to become more “inclusive,” despite some denouncing the move as “a joke.”

Air Force members can use the pronouns he/him, she/her, or they/them in their signatures during military correspondence, according to the Stars and Stripes. Undersecretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones applauded the changes in a statement on Monday, stating that “an inclusive force” is a “mission-ready force.”

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