OTOH, it may keep men in their bunks and rested up.
Posted on 02/23/2010 8:37:11 PM PST by Justaham
Reporting from Washington - The Navy plans to allow women to serve for the first time on submarines, the only class of ship from which they are currently barred, military and congressional officials said Tuesday.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates notified Congress on Monday that the Navy intends to change its policy. Congress has 30 working days to object. Unless the House or Senate moves to block the shift, the policy could go into effect as soon as mid-April.
Allowing women to serve as regular crew members would shatter a gender barrier that has stood since the U.S. submarine force was created in 1900. The new policy would allow women to serve in cramped quarters while at sea for months at time, a prospect that for years has managed to forestall consideration of such a change.
But lawmakers are unlikely to challenge the shift, congressional officials said. Many Republicans, who would be the likely opponents, are working to preserve the ban on gays serving openly in the military and aren't likely to expend time and effort on the issue of female service members in submarines.
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Insanity.
Hot bunking may take on a whole new meaning...
Savage was talking about this. Very interesting how it follows the Marxist plan to take over the country.
Weird. I just finished reading a story about a guy from Gilbert, Arizona who has been charged with three counts of sexual assault on his “room mate” at the “coed” dorm on the SE campus of the Univ. of Alaska in Juneau. He could get 475 years in prison if found guilty. The article said the university is “rethinking” it’s “coed” dorm gig.
***Tubular Love Alert***
Long, round, hard, and full of seamen.
Of course they want sub duty.
With all the Dom guys.
j/k
The USN just asked for another “Tail
Hook” scandle!
What is that long black thing out of which seamen come out ?
How has this worked for navies that have done this? Do those forces have the same cruises and readiness requirements of the US sub fleet?
I’m inclined to say this ain’t a great idea but I’m willing to be proven wrong if the facts show otherwise.
Based on the principle, ‘Make Love, Not War.’
BLOW THE MAN DOWN (Old Sea Shanty Parody)
Chorus:
Oh, blow the man down, lassie, blow the man down
Way aye blow the man down
Oh, blow the man down, lassies, blow him away
Give me some time to blow the man down!
As I was a walking down Paradise Street
Way aye blow the man down
A pretty young damsel I chanced for to meet.
Give her some time to blow the man down!
Chorus
She was round in the counter and bluff in the bow,
Way aye blow the man down
So I took in all sail and cried, “Way enough now.”
Give her some time to blow the man down!
Yeah, that won’t be distracting! sarc
Will they put women on the USNA football and basketball teams, too?
Equal opportunity, after all
Submarines- not your average phallic symbol.
Gates is an idiot!
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