[meandog]

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.

[ColdWater]

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.

Neither boat had women aboard.

The Thresher was exposed to 'experimentation' and the Scorpion, who knows.

[ColdWater]

Our boats are no place for experimentation, IMHO.

Experimentation is the lifeblood of the submarines. Always pushing to envelope to gain that slight advantage.

[ColdWater]

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