Sorry to inform you IC.
Most gals are in support roles and most cant/wont tote that bale alone.
There are some very capable women out there but this stuff usually ends up with lowered physical standards or some other shipmate doing twice the work.
Doing twice the work for another never ends up good unless you are getting twice the benefit *wink wink*
Then that’s an entirely different can of worms.
I’ll say this. I have a coworker who is a young fellow that was a navy instructor. He had a female student that was performing poorly. She was taken for counseling by son chiefs and Petty Officers. They laid out all she needed to do academically as best they could but she just seemed all the more frustrated and finally yelled “What do you want me to do!!?”
The Senior Chief thinking that they had made the situation clear said “I think you know what to do” (he was trying to instill self confidence in her after the come to Jesus talk)
She dropped on her knees right between his legs!
They where like WTF?
Now I don’t tell this stuff to be rude. And I am not saying every woman would act that way, but I have seen way to many that think that is the thing to do, and that just wont fly on a submarine.
That stuff wasnt issued in your seabag.
You cant depend on an emotional person on a submarine
I sure am finding the insights you offer on this thread just fascinating and worthwhile. Thanks for sharing your stories. And thanks for being a submariner to protect ME and MINE. It is greatly appreciated.