There was a female poster on another thread who caustically referenced Freepers who criticize female Naval officers.
While I am sure the criticism of female Naval officers or crew is sometimes unfair or unwarranted, I was tempted to add that, in my memory, I don’t remember a collision that killed 10 crew in which one of the primary contributing factors was two male crewmembers who didn’t speak to each other because they were having some kind of equivalent to a “chick fight” or other personal disagreement.
Not to say men don’t have “guy fights”, but I haven’t seen one yet that resulted in the death of 10 men because one of them wouldn’t pick up a phone and communicate with the bridge or CIC to pass vital information while transiting crowded sea route.