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Yup...I shake with fear when I think of the BCP being in the hands of a female trimming a boat or a woman nuke back aft sramming the reactor. Submarines are dangerous places which require quick reactions in emergencies; I don't know if they still have OBAs, other gear requiring tight seals etc., but they are no place for long hair and nails.

Actually, BCP and RO are some of the jobs that could be handled equally well by women.

I still shudder to think about the guys on the planes when we were transiting.

Actually, BCP and RO are some of the jobs that could be handled equally well by women. I still shudder to think about the guys on the planes

I seem to recall one of my former shipmates somehow locking the fairwater planes in a dive during an IMO pump failure and it took every shred of sinew he had plus the other stern planesman to pull the yoke back (with he help of the manual pump). The chief of the dive almost had to hit the "chicken sticks" even though we were in the "Cold War" depth of forbidden waters if you get my drift. True story.
I remind you and everyone else here that the only two ships lost after World War II with all hands were the USS Thresher and USS Scorpion. Our boats are no place for experimentation, IMHO.