The US Navy’s newest aircraft carrier has no urinals

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[ameribbean expat]

The $12.9 billion USS Gerald R. Ford, which can carry about 5,000, is the first new US aircraft carrier designed in 40 years. Of course, a lot has changed in 40 years.

For one thing, it’s not uncommon to find women serving aboard such carriers these days. Women account for nearly 20% of the sailors in the US Navy. So, the ship’s designers adapted to the new reality. According to the Navy Times, the Ford has no urinals—only seated toilets with stalls.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Ever seen a trough urinal? They provide a very efficient means for large numbers of men to relieve themselves rapidly.

They used to have these at Candlestick Park before they tore that dump down. Lots of potential for splashover, and of course the occasional disaster situation where someone has decided to use the trough for a BM and everyone who comes after has to deal with it.

Urinals use less water, and women who use a toilet after a man has used it aren't going to appreciate having to mop it up first. But SJWs gotta SJW, whether it makes any sense or not and whether anyone wants their changes or not.

[SandRat]

Be like Dad and Not Like Sis,
Stand up when you PISS.

[Vlad The Inhaler]

“There aren’t any berthing areas that are dedicated to one sex or the other,”
an operations specialist told the Navy Times of the new design.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

They used to have those at the Orange Bowl down in Miami.

Fenway Park too.

[Vlad The Inhaler]

Best is at big sporting events such as the Indy 500 — big, long troughs with a little running water to keep matters moving.

But the ladies complain about the troughs with running water in the unisex toilets because they get their drawers all wet when they sit in them.

[gundog]

USS Rubio

[canalabamian]

The US Navy’s newest aircraft carrier has no urinals

Neither does my house.

However, brace yourselves for a ship-wide round of lid-lowering sensitivity classes.

The U.S. Navy. A global force for toilet ettiquette.

[blueunicorn6]

What can you do with a drunken sailor
What can you do with a drunken sailor
What can you do with a drunken sailor
Earlie in the morning

Stick him in the scupper with a hose pipe on him
Stick him in the scupper with a hose pipe on him
Stick him in the scupper with a hose pipe on him
Earlie in the morning.

[cymbeline]

“Piss over the edge”

Or in the sinks.

[Secret Agent Man]

Futility.

Two facts. Women complain about everything. They blame everyone else. These two things alone make this impossible to work.

[Carl Vehse]

Not one admiral will deservedly lose his stars because of this FUBAR.

The Navy has turned metrosexual.

[C210N]

That being said, being able to Piss while standing up is just another benefit of being a Man, which of course is completely unfair in today’s inclusive Society. #:^)

Two points:

1. The technology is there... (and was in the news recently when some SJW moron leaked on a flag)

2. As one gets older, one may find that a much higher percentage of one's bladder can be emptied standing up. Good to bear in mind in this age of rising PSA's :-)

[Brilliant]

I stopped using urinals. There is too much splash back.

[butlerweave]

Obama’s redesign ?

[aumrl]

A good place to start draining the USNavy swamp.
‘Can’ all the admirals who signed off on this design modification.

[hawg-farmer - FR..October 1998]

You evidently have never been on a Ship.

[shanover]

I thought women wanted equality with men?I witnessed first hand women who were successfully able to navigate a urinal. Sure,booze was involved, but that is only a formality.

[Gumdrop]

OK. As a female, I say this is a waste of space. They do not need that many closed stalls on the ship. The story sounds bogus to me. All ships need to have some stalls, because not all toilet stops are for pee, but to waste so much space and material for only stalls is ridiculous.

[CaptainAmiigaf]

If you know what a Trough urinal is, then you are really an “OLDE TIMER”. When I visited, by need, my first one, I just couldn’t believe it.
That is when I realized shipboard life was going to be a true new experience for this teen-ager. At least I didn’t have to climb a mast to furl the main t’gallents.

[Bryanw92]

>>I assume a State if the Art 1100 Foot long Aircraft Carrier is a bit more stable than a 1960’s era Submarine.

It was nuclear powered, so it spent most of its life underwater where it is very stable. But they did it for the same reasons as the designers of the Ford—because you don’t “need” urinals. Does your house have one?

Women are a part of the military. I’m not a big fan, but its there and I can’t stop it. With that said, berthing spaces need to be gender-neutral so as the M/F mix changes, the berthing areas can be repurposed.

Now, that has nothing to do with the gays or the trannies. It is a reality of the male/female military and while everyone can sit down to pee, only half of the population can stand up. But, everyone sits to poop. Having lived on a warship, any place that offers some privacy is a welcome thing.