Now take a sailor who has been on a destroyer for the last 4 years with a CO and XO who were far from pleasant to work for (psycho perhaps). The ship was deployed at sea for two of those for years. The ship was under manned so even in port he was on the ship one out of three days. So basically this sailor spent 3 out of the last 4 years in a metal smelly metal box being tossed around the ocean like a cork half the time. Conditions are not much better than a convict in prison.
Ok, now his TOD is up and its off to shore duty? Hurrah! Maybe supply depot in Hawaii? Maybe teach at a Navy school in FLA? Well bad news sailor all those jobs have females now. So your choice is another G-D destroyer for 4 years or quit. Sucks.
That’s an excellent point which had not occurred to me at all. Good job!
However, in a hypothetical, national-emergency, World War II-type situation, that consideration might have to be let go.
I’ve heard this from a lot of naval guys. FYI, there has been noise about staffing a few ships with 100% female crews. You and I know the problems with that due to lack of upper body strength...still it would be an interesting exercise. Also, while you have first hand knowledge of how arduous sea duty can be, our GOP “leaders” have no clue. Near as I can make, the Trump, Romney, Sununu, Cruz, Christie, Kasich, Carson, etc. families have not put any man in the service since they got off the boat. Resume the draft of young men & this goes away.