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Interesting. Do you think that this situation is made better or worse (or perhaps, not changed) by the Clinton admin's decision to put women on warships?

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It probably added to the problem, but only slightly.
It added one more reason for shoving someone overboard.
Competition for the female. The likelihood that a sailor would get the heave-ho because of a female sailor would be dependent on the attitude of that particular female.
It would also be slightly enhanced due to the fantasies of the alpha male, even if the female showed no interest in any of the males on board whatsoever.

There is a case that women on board might help to tone down the situation. Rather than spending time/energy dominating all the males, the alpha males time might be spent fantasizing about the females, or actually conversing with them and getting some satisfaction out of the conversation/companionship which could provide an outlet for pent up energy.
The females might exhibit motherly tendencies which might help the males feel calmer.

So, there are pros and cons for having females on the ship.
I do believe that since most of the time the quantity of females is very small, and the ship very large, that the net effect is also very small, and could be a big effect, but only in a localized area (around the female).

Bottom line, I don't think it makes much difference. Sh*t still happens.