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Exclusive: Navy to Lift Ban on Women Serving Aboard Submarines
ABC News ^ | February 23, 2010 | DAVID KERLEY and LUIS MARTINEZ

Posted on 02/23/2010 11:15:53 AM PST by 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.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: agenda; bhodod; cluelessindc; dumb; idiocy; militarywomen; navy; pc; sink; submarine; usmilitary; usnavy; women
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Surface ships are one thing where fooling around and pregnancy happens (like the bumper sticker says).

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

1 posted on 02/23/2010 11:15:53 AM PST by SloopJohnB
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To: SloopJohnB

Oh that sounds like fun... /s


2 posted on 02/23/2010 11:16:30 AM PST by OKSooner (NoMoBHO)
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To: SloopJohnB
Queue the Jokes now...

Dive! Dive! Dive!
3 posted on 02/23/2010 11:18:19 AM PST by King_Corey (www.kingcorey.com)
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To: SloopJohnB

Helen Thomas has volunteered to go first.


4 posted on 02/23/2010 11:18:23 AM PST by Waverunner ( "Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too." Voltaire)
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To: SloopJohnB

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


5 posted on 02/23/2010 11:18:28 AM PST by Marty62 (former Marty60)
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To: SloopJohnB

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


6 posted on 02/23/2010 11:18:58 AM PST by jpsb
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To: SloopJohnB
Will it be painted pink?
7 posted on 02/23/2010 11:18:58 AM PST by HuntsvilleTxVeteran ((B.?) Hussein (Obama?Soetoro?Dunham?) Change America Will Die From.)
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To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran

Will Operation Petticoat become a training film?


8 posted on 02/23/2010 11:21:02 AM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: SloopJohnB

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


9 posted on 02/23/2010 11:21:31 AM PST by naturalized
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To: King_Corey

Take ‘er down ... full ...


10 posted on 02/23/2010 11:21:53 AM PST by BlueLancer (I'm getting a fine tootsy-frootsying right here...)
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To: SloopJohnB

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?


11 posted on 02/23/2010 11:22:21 AM PST by HEM
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To: SloopJohnB

Uh oh!


12 posted on 02/23/2010 11:22:24 AM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: massgopguy

Beat me by 23 seconds.


13 posted on 02/23/2010 11:22:55 AM PST by PfromHoGro (Free Rush)
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To: SloopJohnB

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


14 posted on 02/23/2010 11:23:03 AM PST by coaltrain
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15 posted on 02/23/2010 11:23:09 AM PST by evets (beer)
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To: SloopJohnB

They’re away and swimming sir!


16 posted on 02/23/2010 11:23:13 AM PST by RedMDer (Recycle Congress in 2010, 2012... Forward with Confidence! Forward!)
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To: HEM

gives new meaning to phrase “hot bunk”


17 posted on 02/23/2010 11:23:15 AM PST by slapshot (""USAF- when you absolutely, positively need it delivered on target, on time, right away)
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To: SloopJohnB

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


18 posted on 02/23/2010 11:23:45 AM PST by gitmogrunt (The stupidity of Liberal's never ceases to amaze me.)
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Report fails to mention that only butt ugly chicks and bull dykes will be allowed in submarines. Photobucket
19 posted on 02/23/2010 11:23:52 AM PST by Pajama Blogger
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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!


20 posted on 02/23/2010 11:24:22 AM PST by Paperdoll ( PLEASE FORGIVE THE CAPS. I HAVE M.D..)
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