[freedumb2003]

>>”There are all types of organic traces that off-gas into the air that have to be removed by mechanical means. You just can’t open a window and let them out.” <<

IOW, when men fart, you can’t luff the covers.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I don’t think the “diversity” knucklehead crowd in the Pentagon is really all that concerned about the health of their female sailors. “Diversity” and “social engineering” in number one on the military’s list of priorities right now.

[DontTreadOnMe2009]

Dumbest idea I ever heard of, women on submarines ...

[Joe 6-pack]

Well there you have it, I guess...we've been building our submarines wrong all these years...

[DontTreadOnMe2009]

Open toilets, dangerous gases, fetal damage, lack of physical strength, getting pregnant ...

WHen an emergency comes will Gates be there to cover for them?

Remember the 9 fatal crashes during training for our next F-16 to-be-pilot???

Then she sued!!!!!!!!!

[gunsequalfreedom]

Blame Lauren Holly, she started it all.

Down Periscope

[Sender]

See “Das Boot”, then decide if you want an underwater fetus.

[redpoll]

A million crude jokes using the words “down” and “under” are flooding my brain. Not to mention references about “scrubbing the head.”

Seriously, though, isn’t a laugh riot that men could breathe that same toxic soup for decades without a single complaint, but the moment women step on board, suddenly we need a can of Fabreze ready to lighten up the aroma? How about one of those odor eaters in an outlet? At least spray the bathroom after using it. (My wife’s favorite complaint, by the way.) A nice floral decor would make everything better... at least until that special gal with those allergies to offensive odors comes on board.

Our descendents will find this era a gold mine for absurd humor.

[Drango]

“Jock rot” is bad enough...what do they call it for women?

[My hearts in London - Everett]

"air inside a submarine can be hazardous to fetal development."

Oh, god! roflmbo The things you have to worry about when you make changes you haven't thought out.

[Slings and Arrows]

Oh sweet *censored*. THIS IS NOT A GOOD IDEA!

[Smokin' Joe]

Operation petticoat...

[Smokin' Joe]

Sorry, guys, but I would not want to be 500 ft down in a pressure hull with a partial complement of ratings with PMS. No thanks.

[PokeyJoe]

Stupidity . . .

I look forward to the day when front-line officers are in charge again, and these desk driving idiots are retried.

[Nitehawk0325]

“air inside a submarine can be hazardous to fetal development.”
There’s two ways to save developing babies in submarines, 1) Don’t let women serve aboard subs and 2) don’t let pregnant women into the submarines.
Problem solved.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Another potential problem when you mix submarines and women ...

[piytar]

Easy solution. The boomers must surface every 72 hours to accomodate potential pregancies.

What, that might impact military preparedness and deterence? Who cares? This is about EQUALITY! After all, what’s more important, PC or mere military concerns? Our so-called “enemies” will understand! (Better than we want, in fact.)

[dasboot]

Sinking the Bismarck?

[dayglored]

It seems to me the simple solution to the pregnancy problem is to require that women on sub duty use high-rel implantable contraception -- the kind you can't just "forget" at an inconvenient time, and that has an excellent success rate. Make sure they're not knocked up when they sign on, and keep 'em that way.

The military has no problem requiring troops to take medications, preventatives, and whatnot for other reasons, and this seems like a reasonable precaution. Any women who don't want that type of contraception will be assigned to non-sub duties.

The likelihood of accidental pregnancy is thus reduced to a level that puts it below a lot of other possible problems. This seems pretty straightforward.

Putting women on subs is dumb for a lot of reasons, but pregnancy doesn't have to be one of the main ones.

[FrankR]