Exclusive: Navy to Lift Ban on Women Serving Aboard Submarines

ABC News ^ | February 23, 2010 | DAVID KERLEY and LUIS MARTINEZ

[SloopJohnB]

Women are a big step closer to serving on U.S. Navy submarines. ABC News has learned that the Navy has decided to lift the ban on female submarine crew members. Subs are one of the last places in the military from which women are excluded.

[SloopJohnB]

Surface ships are one thing where fooling around and pregnancy happens (like the bumper sticker says).

Cooped up on long patrols with sexual tension........?

[OKSooner]

Oh that sounds like fun... /s

[King_Corey]

Queue the Jokes now...

Dive! Dive! Dive!

[Waverunner]

Helen Thomas has volunteered to go first.

[Marty62]

My son was a submariner. doesn’t sound like a good idea.

But then with the militaries new policy..maybe there will not be a problem from either sex. lol

[jpsb]

Total insanity plus repeal of don’t ask don’t tell. Good-bye US military might.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Will it be painted pink?

[massgopguy]

Will Operation Petticoat become a training film?

[naturalized]

More federally funded abortions in . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1.

[BlueLancer]

Take ‘er down ... full ...

[HEM]

When they first proposed this many years ago they discussed the lack of space on subs. They discussed removing weapons systems and other important facilities to make accommodations for women such as separate toilets and showers.

What accommodations are they making for the ladies and how does this hurt our ability to wage war?

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Uh oh!

[PfromHoGro]

Beat me by 23 seconds.

[coaltrain]

What’s long and hard and filled with, er, seawomen? Forget it, it doesn’t work anymore.

[evets]

[RedMDer]

They’re away and swimming sir!

[slapshot]

gives new meaning to phrase “hot bunk”

[gitmogrunt]

Whatta joke! Our military has been subverted and socially engineered for a second place finish.

[Pajama Blogger]

Report fails to mention that only butt ugly chicks and bull dykes will be allowed in submarines.

[Paperdoll]

WELL, LORD LOVE A DUCK! WHO WILL BE MANNING THE SUB? THIS HAS TO HAVE COME FROM A RANK “PROGRESSIVE”, YOU KNOW, THE SAME GUYS WHO PUT OVERT SEX ON TV, SEX-ED IN THE SCHOOLS, PORN ON EVERY CORNER, ANDARE TRYING TO BURY THE BIBLE!