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.
FUBAR is a great name for the next nuclear submarine that has a woman crew, because that is what they will be.
Long Live the USS FUBAR!
“Up your periscope. Full ramming speed”!
SNAFU