It was the late 1990s, we hear the same thing from people who talk about “support” units being a good place for females, they think everything will always be smooth running and calm.
>>It was the late 1990s, we hear the same thing from people who talk about “support” units being a good place for females, they think everything will always be smooth running and calm.
We used to have those “support” units come down to the boat when we were in port to perform various maintenance tasks. Every now and then, you would encounter a female sailor who pulled her weight, but most just smiled and batted their eyelashes at the single guys to get things done for them.
When I was and EM1, I had some female Fireman ask me to carry her gear down the ladder into the boat. I asked her what she was going to carry if I carried everything for her and she smiled and said that she had a hard time carrying things up and down ladders.
I just told her that she’s in the wrong line of work and that 1st Class Petty Officers don’t carry “stuff” for Firemen in this Navy.
I guess they do now. :-(