Royal Navy to allow women to serve on submarines

dailymail.co.uk ^ | Jan. 3, 2010 | Daily Mail Reporter

[Free ThinkerNY]

Women could soon be allowed to serve on Royal Navy submarines for the first time.

Senior naval figures have opposed allowing women on subs due to the cramped conditions on board and the dangers posed by fumes inside the vessels to a foetus if a woman is pregnant.

But a review of the ban was ordered last year following pressure from Labour figures keen to introduce full equal opportunities for women in the Armed Forces.

The Royal Navy's new Astute attack submarines could easily be adapted to accommodate women and the Ministry of Defence has said that in the design of the new Trident nuclear subs 'consideration will be given to the possibility of women serving in the future'.

A ministry of Defence source told the Sunday Times: 'It looks likely that women will be allowed to serve on submarines.'

[PzLdr]

Nelson must be spinning in his grave...

[mylife]

I hadent even thought of that!

Docs gonna have to learn a whole new “piping tab”

[KingLudd]

seaman joke. i hope

[ladyvet]

Dumb@ss idea. Most will end up pregnant. I say this from what I witnessed as a female in the military.

[ConorMacNessa]

I'm opposed - I'm opposed to sea duty for women altogether - in subs I think all the problems that arise in intra-personal dynamics from living in close quarters and long separation from loved ones will be exacerbated by the presence of female crew members.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Petruchio]

This was already done back in 1959 . . .

[catbertz]

What will they do when a pregnancy happens while running silent for extended missions? Will they call time out, and make port to drop her off? Some of these boats “disappear” for months on station.

[Clock King]

The Royal Navy's new Astute attack submarines could easily be adapted to accommodate women,/i>

I never understood that. WHAT exactly needs to modified to accomdate women. You get up, go to the bathroom, do you damn job and go to sleep.

[rottndog]

This will be an absolute disaster.

[Irish Luck]

With the CNO and Chairman of the Joint Staff both from the surface community and major diversity supporters, the submarine force was an easy target.

The only submarines being considered as the prototype platforms for this initiative are the SSBNs and SSGNs, not the SSNs.

The unit punishment logs are getting ready to increase in thickness on these platforms...

[Irish Luck]

My previous post is in regard to the U.S. Navy, not the Royal Navy.

[dog breath]

How large of submarines are these?

[NonValueAdded]

hot-bunking gains a whole new meaning

[smokingfrog]

[mc5cents]

LOL! Operation Petticoat. One of my favorite movies. This whole thread brought it to mind.