Enlisted Women to Join Sub Crews Starting in 2016

Military.com ^ | July 28, 2014 | Johanna Somers

[QT3.14]

The Department of the Navy plans to add enlisted women crewmembers to seven Ohio-class submarines starting in 2016 and to four Virginia-class attack submarines beginning in 2020.

"I think this is just the next step in a process that started a number of years ago to tap into a talented part of the Navy to help run very sophisticated vessels, and to me that's a real huge advantage that the Navy is capitalizing on," said U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District.

"... Women sailors do a great job on surface ships. They have been doing it for a long time, and obviously, with good planning and accommodation, I think the submarine force stands to gain from having women serve in the enlisted rank as well."

[reed13k]

Captain’s mast for disruption of good order and morale - just like any other disruptive behavior onboard. I could nearly write the charge in my sleep 20 years back... ah, capt’s mast.

[QT3.14]

For some reason your image brought back this.......

At a Dem convention: "I'm John Kerry and I'm reporting for duty.

[MaxMax]

I remember that, Kerry isn’t even saluting properly.

[vetvetdoug]

Shemya (Erickson Station) had to isolate the women stationed there because in the late 60’s and early 70’s female airmen became financially very successful. It became protocol to keep women from being stationed there for a few years before Carter was elected and PC went rampant.

[Gritty]

This will add a new dimension to “hot bunking”...

[ErnBatavia]

I’m going to trademark the term “20,000 Fathom Club”.

[Impy]

I was talking about this with my uncle and some old guy, they just shook their heads.

Sexual tension in tight quarters is EXACTLY what the doctor ordered!

Wait till there’s a pregnancy.

[MHalblaub]

German Navy already has female submarine commanders.

[USAF80]

In the USAF as soon as they test positive we had to pull them from all flight line/maintenance related duties. This was because of all the chemicals. I believe a sub would be worse because you are living in machinery.

Since they could not work the trainees had to be put in a hold status until they had the baby and returned to work. All told over a year.

[USAF80]

German subs are diesel-electric so they don’t stray far from home waters. Ours can stay under as long as they have food.