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Michelle Obama sponsors Navy’s first submarine with all-female crew
the hill ^ | may 28, 2012 | carlo munoz

Posted on 05/28/2012 4:32:46 PM PDT by beebuster2000

The USS Illinois, the first Navy submarine to be staffed by an all-female crew, received the support of the White House on Memorial Day.

On Monday, First Lady Michelle Obama officially sponsored the Virginia-class submarine, which will be one of the newest nuclear-powered boats scheduled to enter the fleet by 2015, according to a White House statement.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: michelle; michelleobama; navy; submarine
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To: beebuster2000

While the issue of can they or can they not safely and
effectively crew and operate a submarine is a reasonable
issue to discuss their is one more issue that is far more
critical. Can they be trusted to launch if such an order
was given or if other circumstances required that they do
so. The psychological differences between women would make
such one wonder if women have what it takes to perform an
action that they know could kill millions.


21 posted on 05/28/2012 4:45:27 PM PDT by nvscanman
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To: beebuster2000

Naval version of Rush’s “All Amazon Battalion”.


22 posted on 05/28/2012 4:45:43 PM PDT by TurboZamboni (Looting the future to bribe the present)
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To: ckilmer

Fights would abound.
“I hope you brought enough for everyone”
Them’s the simple facts.


23 posted on 05/28/2012 4:46:31 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Lexington Green

USS PMS or
USS PMSNBC (NBC=Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical).


24 posted on 05/28/2012 4:47:02 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: beebuster2000
Yep. We're screwed. (and I dont mean that in a good way.)

!! CRIMSON TIDE !!

25 posted on 05/28/2012 4:48:44 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Oh Crap !! Did I say that out loud ??!??)
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To: beebuster2000

Martha Stewart has had some excellent experience doing interior decorating in very small spaces. Think they’ll hire her to do the decorating on their sub?


26 posted on 05/28/2012 4:48:58 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: beebuster2000
Men and women serving together on combat surface ships has decreased their (all the usual PC issues of frivolous but taken seriously accusations of racism sexism oh and homophobia now too I suppose, so the “victims” can do what they want) effectiveness but not so bad that the vessels are total basket cases.

Different on a sub—if you ain't got efficiency and harmony on the boats you got dead sailors.
So all male or all female crews make sense and I wish the ladies well.

27 posted on 05/28/2012 4:49:58 PM PDT by Happy Rain ("If an Evil be politically correct--none dare call it Evil.")
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To: Jack Hydrazine

They’ll have a vagitarian menu....


28 posted on 05/28/2012 4:50:02 PM PDT by refermech
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To: wideminded

Ha....PMS Illinois


29 posted on 05/28/2012 4:51:54 PM PDT by GotMojo
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To: beebuster2000

This just figures they name a submarine after a state that is under water.


30 posted on 05/28/2012 4:52:38 PM PDT by twoputt
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To: Jack Hydrazine

No one yet mentioned the Gay thing. That sort of makes the sub target rich for the L-gals. I guess they did not see A Few Good Men.

And since when did the Wookie become CIC of Navy?


31 posted on 05/28/2012 4:52:38 PM PDT by shalom aleichem
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To: nvscanman

> wonder if women have what it takes to perform an
action that they know could kill millions

VA Class is a nuclear-POWERED ATTACK sub. not a boomer.


32 posted on 05/28/2012 4:53:05 PM PDT by Optimist
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To: beebuster2000

OMG what is next with these liberals...The Gay Sub christened by ODumbo. sheesh


33 posted on 05/28/2012 4:54:31 PM PDT by Patriot Babe
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To: beebuster2000
U*Boats

*(Uterus)

34 posted on 05/28/2012 4:55:19 PM PDT by Happy Rain ("If an Evil be politically correct--none dare call it Evil.")
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To: beebuster2000; John Semmens

This will put John Semmens out of business.


35 posted on 05/28/2012 4:55:19 PM PDT by Former War Criminal (Who am I? Why am I here?)
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To: Lx

The USS Tampon?

No, seriously, could an all female crew give a sinking battle-damaged sub the same chance of survival as an all male crew? Are they physically strong enough?


36 posted on 05/28/2012 4:57:59 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: beebuster2000
Just wait till they have to Parallel park.
37 posted on 05/28/2012 4:57:59 PM PDT by bikerman (Obama lied,economy died.)
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To: Happy Rain

Bingo.
There’s enough tension on board already without a direct injection of estrogen/testosterone into the operating environment.
Another thing that will suck is that when you have 5 heads and 2 showers for 100 men and you take one away for 24 women, there will be resentment.
They propose to fix this by making all the women officers who will share the officers quarters.

No problems there /s

Good luck getting a red blooded NCO to take a male ensign or LTJG seriously on a boat.
This coed boats would be pure trouble.

They’re gonna love meeting the COB.


38 posted on 05/28/2012 5:00:00 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: ckilmer
"...an all woman submarine is a better idea than a coed submarine"

The crew will be all beings, but you can bet there will be plenty who are of different sexual persuasion and the same problems that may have been a concern regarding fraternization and harassment will not likely go away.

39 posted on 05/28/2012 5:00:11 PM PDT by Baynative (REMEMBER: Without America there is no free world!)
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To: beebuster2000

This is incredibly stupid, sexist, and ridiculous to do this crap to the military. There is no equal anything in the military, it’s the damn military.

Utterly stupid. It will appear like Obama has his equivalent of Kadafi’s female guards.


40 posted on 05/28/2012 5:02:01 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
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