Posted on 02/23/2010 4:37:04 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
The US navy has decided to allow women to serve on submarines, Pentagon officials said on Tuesday, ending one of the last all-male bastions in the American military.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates approved the recommendation and sent letters to Congress on Monday informing lawmakers of the plan, officials said.
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Admiral Gary Roughead, chief of naval operations, had briefed Gates on the change and "he's endorsed it and sent it on to Congress," press secretary Geoff Morrell told reporters.
Lawmakers have 30 days to comment on the move before it goes into effect, officials said.
American women can already serve on the Navy's fleet of warships and fly fighter aircraft but nuclear-powered subs have remained off limits.
US naval officers previously cited the extremely tight quarters of a submarine as the main reason for the prohibition, but those who favor lifting the ban say subs could be outfitted with separate berths and bathrooms.
The decision calls for "a phased approach to assigning women on submarines," said a defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
One option under consideration would to first allow female officers to serve on submarines, the official told AFP.
That approach would involve less sweeping change as officers already have separate quarters from enlisted service members, the official said.
The first group of female officers selected for the duty would have to attend special training for submarines and for nuclear-powered vessels that takes more than a year, the official added.
Top military officer Admiral Mike Mullen first called for the change in written testimony to Congress last year, saying he wanted to "continue to broaden opportunities for women" in the armed forces.
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This policy exemplifies radical social tinkering at its worst. Perhaps, if enough qualified women apply for the gig, the Navy might consider an all female crew; a women’s sub. Women are highly competent, intelligent, competitive, and sufficiently mean as warriors. However, the mixing of males and females in that confined domain is obviously foolish. Think about other dubious mixes: cigars & gasoline, cats & dogs, Whiskey & machinery. We cannot afford to experiment with a potent and crucial leg of our defensive triad. The submarine force is not a college dorm. It must remain in highly effective operational status. This idea is FUBAR.
Or he wanted to women opportunities for broads.
MABUS!!!!!
Well what do you expect from this crew? They think that corporations exist only to employ people. Profits? Evil! Shareholders? Greedy!
“The only thing that can cure this country is a meteor, the plague, or something unthinkable.”
Actually if the unthinkable was to happen covering the 30 mile radius encompassing DC, the rest of this country might survive. Make Calif. part of Mexico of course.
More social experiments putting our national security at risk. Combat effectiveness?....Bah, humbug.
I agree with you.
He was in to late to be part of the McNamara program. ;->
Whatever it takes, OBOZO is out to destroy AMERICA! Its Healthcare! Its Military! Its Industry! Its International Trade! Its Infrastructure! Its Christian Citizens! Its Financial Institutions! Its Cultural Heritage! ITs HISTORY! You Name, OBOZO is out to Destroy IT!
Ask why Everything about OBOZO’S Past has been Erased and or Locked UP! Has that ever been done with another President? We knew almost everything about Kerry (except his Form 180), and every blasted trivial detail and breath of air that George Bush took! and we knew Clintoon had a Nose like a Hoover Vacuum Cleaneraccording to his own brother, Roger!! Lets call this Fraud, they call OBOZO or Obama or Obummer or only ALLAH really knows this Bas******’s name in all probability..:-( and PUTIN of course..
Oh, and to pay taxes! Forgot the big one.
remember those Navy docs go to sea before they have completed their internship....
Yep.....her going after a left handed smokebender will now be sexual harrassment.
a poor example of a Mississippian
I agree.
Something doesn't smell right, there. Entered service during the height of the Vietnam war, never sets a foot in-country, yet only serves 24 months and leaves a JG. Not possible.
Is there going to be a MILE BELOW club?
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Feminism is evil. Men and women are not exactly the same, not interchangeable, cannot perform the same, and unless they are homosexuals, stuffing men and women together in close quarters like that is insane. And if there are any homosexuals added to the mixture, it's even more insane.
Leftism pretends there is no Natural Law, that they can make up the rules as though they're the rulers of the universe. But this will come back and bite us all, and in a sense, the sooner the better. Then life can again be based on natural laws and moral absolutes (and how about simple common sense????).
“hot bunking” indeed. I know a vet who served 14years on subs and he warns of the problems this will cause.
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