The SAS are "men" but we call them soldiers

As usual, the SMH is driving me nuts again this morning. They have a headline screaming "

SAS man dies in gunfight

Like I said in the heading, the SAS are men, but a better term is "soldiers" or even "troopers".

If an SMH journalist or editor died, would they use a headline like "SMH man dies in bar fight"? No, they say "Fairfax editor tragically killed" or " Star SMH reporter collapses and dies" (from liver failure). They would use their correct title. I can't stand how the Fairfax stable and the ABC thinks they can get away with this kind of shit. I find it bloody disrespectful and simply another excuse to punch the next SMH sub-editor I see in the face.