In my later Naval service (75-86), it was already a problem with unwarranted harassment complaints, unexpected or intential pregnancies to get out of deployment, and the females needing the upper-body strength of their male counter-parts to complete certain tasks. With years of the proper propaganda training, it has become to be understood as the norm. But the problems remain to this day. The CNO, DOD, and joint chiefs just ignore it for their own political careers.
Can't wait for the first problems to occur on our subs. Just what we need with bambi and gates further downsizing our military, is women on Tridents. Do any of you know how large those boats are and how many places there are to "get it on"? I'm a simple aviation sailor, but even I know the stress our "bubbleheads" go through on their undersea patrols. Now think about a much smaller attack sub, with men and women in even closer proximity. A closed door while off-duty is all it will take. Then what? Have to service for the pregnant sailor? What about "hot-racking"? What about having a Doctor who knows gyn/ob?
Interestingly, I've read where Israel gave up on women in combat positions because of the above problems.
Worse,this gay issue will be the undoing of our military, for so many reasons stated so many times. It is unsolvable due to limited space on ships. Different heads (bathrooms) for men, women, gays, lesbians, bi-sexuals on a submarine or small destroyer? Really? How will that work? Someone explain it to this old shellback.
"Worse,this gay issue will be the undoing of our military, for so many reasons stated so many times." That says everything that needs to be said. This will go down in history as the ruin of our military. Political correctness destroys everything it touches. But the Communists in charge knew this all along and made darn sure the opportunity didn't pass to accomplish this on their watch. Everyone involved in promoting this perverted piece of policy will go down in history as the ones who took down the world's greatest military without a shot being fired.
I dunno. Short of having specialy designated Drill Sergeant style NCOs to check on stringing up soldiers’ behaviors and getting them to work or get out, I do not see how this is going to function. It’s going to be like trying to separate pitt bull power struggle gay freaks protected by JAG from good dogs of service in an open kennel. Good luck with that.
The whole purpose is to remove morality from the military. Destroy marriages and hound Christians until their out or until they acquiesce.
Then who defends us against enemies foreign and domestic? MTV?