Huh, I wonder if the Navy brass would agree with you regarding shipboard service. You are entitled to your opinion, but I believe in this particular case of women in combat, you are on principle wrong.
IMHO women should not even be in the same units as men, and nowhere near combat or combat support. This may sound ancient, unelightened, archaic, ignorant, unpc, just color me traditional.
I was in the service at the time these new policies came into being. Most felt it was not in the best interest of the service or the country, to allow it, but the services bowed to their civilian controllers, and eased right into the present situation.
A few vain attemps to stop the train were made, but it soon became obvieous that this was the new order of things. I still don't like it or agree in principle, however, until the people have had enough, it will continue.