Female Submariners! What's Next? Female SEALS?

VetsCoR ^ | 4/29/2010 | A Navy Vet

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Shipmate, that has been the case ever since women were allowed on Navy supple ships back in my day in the late 1970's."

I think it might be a loooooonnnngg time before they get to the gator navy. I'm shocked they're on subs to be quite frank. Aircraft carriers, okay maybe I can see that. However, the situations that can arise on a sub underwater for 90 - 100 days are too numerous to even get into and seriously, what kind of woman wants to do that job?

Perhaps I come off as a male chauvanist. So be it but I'm not looking at breaking into the fashion industry. There are differences between men and women. There are things that are in womens world and things that are in mens world. To think any differently is to be blind...

[fredhead]

Sorry to inform you, but they are on the Gators. About the only surface ships that don’t have female enlisted (oficers are there however) are the FFG’s, because the berthing arraingements on such a small ship would be impossible.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Sorry to inform you, but they are on the Gators."

I'm glad I'm retired....

[Jim W N]

Now DOD is going to put women on subs with narrow passageways where some innocent Sailor can brush up against a female?

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[csvset]

Ahoy there mateys!

RALEIGH, N. C. - Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipman 1st Class Megan Bittner, left, 22, from Chesapeake, Va., and NROTC Officer Candidate Karen Achtyl, 25, from Rochester, N.Y., were recently selected as the first NROTC females to serve aboard submarines. (U. S. Navy photo | Released May 3, 2010)

Megan Bittner Karen Achty

[Strikeforce6b]

Replying to if it was an all female crew, they are at sea and the crew is a cycling all about the same time out at after 6 months, I would hate to go against that sub, Plus you know they would all hate men at that time, and know one would be having a baby. Except 9 months after they went into port. Talk about a squid.

As Far as Navy SEAL, I believe let them apply if they pass without the standards being dropped god bless her. Because if the enemy gets her she will need all her training and GOD to stay alive.