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US warship commander is woman of Indian origin
THE TIMES OF INDIA ^

Posted on 03/17/2011 9:35:56 AM PDT by Sancho1984

CHENNAI: "I have a mostly male crew. They're not old, but they're not young either," says commander of the USS Decatur, Shanti Sethi, in her blog, Adventures in Paradise. When her ship docked in Chennai on Wednesday, Shanti Sethi, an American of Indian descent, became the first female commander of a US naval vessel to visit the country.

The port call of USS Decatur, a destroyer armed with surface-to-air missiles and anti-submarine rockets, is part of the US effort "to demonstrate commitment to regional partners" and promote bilateral relations. It comes close on the heels of another visit by a US ship, the USNS Safeguard, a salvage class vessel, which visited Port Blair in January 2011.

Serving in the US Navy since 1994, Sethi took over the command of USS Decatur in 2010 and leads a predominantly male crew. But her blog suggests that she enjoys an easy camaraderie with them. It even has pictures of her moments after being "doused by a bucketfull of water during yesterday's fresh water wash of the ship" and experimenting with recipes in the ship's kitchen. A native of Reno, Nevada, Sethi describes herself as a "half Indian" with an American mother. She's a graduate from Norwich University with a degree in international affairs.

(Excerpt) Read more at timesofindia.indiatimes.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: india; usnavy; ussdecatur
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To: Fido969
I had a crush on a girl named Shanti when I was in college.

And just look what has become of her...

41 posted on 03/17/2011 10:41:22 AM PDT by TopQuark
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To: starlifter

we assume.

remember kerry was promoted/awared to get rid of him.

how many desk jockeys are now going to have been revitalized because of obamacrat social engineering.


42 posted on 03/17/2011 10:41:27 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: DarthVader
Should a ship's captain even have a blog? Seems to me, all it can do is get you in trouble, unless you post nothing but pure pablum.

BTW..If enlisted males doused females with buckets of water aboard ship...they'd be likely hauled before a captian's mast for staging a "wet tee shirt contest"

43 posted on 03/17/2011 10:41:38 AM PDT by ken5050 (Admin Moderators rule!!!!)
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To: DarthVader
Which major surface combatant did you command?
44 posted on 03/17/2011 10:42:03 AM PDT by starlifter (Pullum sapit)
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To: starlifter
And you know this how? That she lacks the killer instinct?

Because he's a Keyboard Kommando, and they always know that women are bad.

45 posted on 03/17/2011 10:42:31 AM PDT by r9etb
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To: starlifter

Obuggery made this policy after he got elected.


46 posted on 03/17/2011 10:42:44 AM PDT by DarthVader (That which supports Barack Hussein Obama must be sterilized and there are NO exceptions!)
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To: DarthVader
What policy is that? Can you provide the reference? Perhaps a copy?
47 posted on 03/17/2011 10:44:05 AM PDT by starlifter (Pullum sapit)
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To: DarthVader

So, your basic premise is: Barack Obama is the President and Commander Sethi has a vagina. Therefore, Commander Sethi is not fit to command the USS Decatur. Do I have that about right?


48 posted on 03/17/2011 10:44:06 AM PDT by Spruce
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To: Spruce

Anything and everything that Obuggery has done is unsound. I trust his judgment on nothing.


49 posted on 03/17/2011 10:46:06 AM PDT by DarthVader (That which supports Barack Hussein Obama must be sterilized and there are NO exceptions!)
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To: wastedyears
I didn’t know anti-submarine torpedoes were really rockets.

The ASROC I knew flew out to near the target and dropped a depth bomb.

50 posted on 03/17/2011 10:46:47 AM PDT by jimfree (In 2012 Sarah Palin will continue to have more relevant quality executive experience than B. Obama.)
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To: starlifter

There was a thread on FR about this when it came out about 10-18 months ago. Do a search and find it yourself.


51 posted on 03/17/2011 10:48:16 AM PDT by DarthVader (That which supports Barack Hussein Obama must be sterilized and there are NO exceptions!)
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To: DarthVader
You keep telling us that we should take everything you say on your word. Well, we have no reason to distrust you, but you don't tell us a word about the reasons for your conclusions. For example: and trust me the type of warfare today is far more dangerous and you can die fast.

Yes it is. The question is, why would she die faster than a male counterpart?

Just running around and screaming "We're all goind to die!" does not help much.

52 posted on 03/17/2011 10:48:50 AM PDT by TopQuark
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To: TopQuark

For security reasons I cannot tell you anything.


53 posted on 03/17/2011 10:50:12 AM PDT by DarthVader (That which supports Barack Hussein Obama must be sterilized and there are NO exceptions!)
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To: chainsaw

I dunno, had me in the mind of a threesome.


54 posted on 03/17/2011 10:51:35 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Sulzberger Family Motto: Trois generations d'imbeciles, assez)
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To: Sancho1984

“An American of Indian descent” - Sioux? Navajo? Norwegian? Remember when we all used to just be Americans.


55 posted on 03/17/2011 10:54:53 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: DarthVader

56 posted on 03/17/2011 10:56:12 AM PDT by stormer
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To: blueunicorn6

It’s an Indian news source. If the genetic connection builds empathy with a US presence, I have no problem with this.


57 posted on 03/17/2011 10:57:15 AM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 785 of our national holiday from reality. - It's 3 AM somewhere)
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To: stormer

I’m sorry. Unfortunately very true.


58 posted on 03/17/2011 10:58:26 AM PDT by DarthVader (That which supports Barack Hussein Obama must be sterilized and there are NO exceptions!)
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To: DarthVader
For security reasons I cannot tell you anything.

How Conveeeeient!

Can you at least regale us with stories of your WWII naval combat experience? Surely they have been declassified by now?

59 posted on 03/17/2011 10:59:41 AM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 785 of our national holiday from reality. - It's 3 AM somewhere)
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To: soupbone1

Not to worry. I’m sure she was at the top of the diversity pool.


60 posted on 03/17/2011 11:07:18 AM PDT by Minutemen ("It's a Religion of Peace")
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