Life Aboard US Navy Ballistic Missile Submarine USS Wyoming – In Stunning 4K

[Onkel Neal]

[Jimbuna]

I'm wondering how many women (percentage wise) are in these crews

[ET2SN]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I'm wondering how many women (percentage wise) are in these crews

Figure out the number of bunks in an Ohio Class "bunkroom" and use that number as a multiplier.

I'm assuming the Navy still doesn't believe in unisex or co-ed berthing.

Also, it depends on whether we're talking officers and/or enlisted.

[Pablo]

Hi!


The US Navy's been slowly integrating more women since about 2011: officers first, then senior enlisted, then junior enlisted - largely due to the bad experiences of many female enlisted sailors when the Navy integrated the surface force. US Navy is not giving out specific numbers of sailors, but they're planning to integrate at least 21 boats over time. One SSBN skipper was cashiered a couple of years ago for failing to foster discipline & professionalism in his crew.


The SSBNs & SSGNs (ex-SSBNs) are large enough that they have enough room to arrange for separate berthing areas for female personnel, but the current attack boats do not, so the Navy's incorporating separate berthing areas into the remaining unbuilt Virginia-class SSNs and designs of the next-generation Columbia-class SSNs and New Jersey-class SSBNs.


Here's the URL to a recent (well, last year) Navy Times article on the subject: https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-...e-submariners/

[Texas Red]

My grandpa knows a dude who was a Green Beret and his opinion was that women shouldn't be in Spec Ops or the military for that matter. His reasons were:
1. They get pregnant half the time and then the pregnant woman has to go back to the states and a replacement comes in.
2. They cannot pull their own weight and they are worthless in battle as you cannot rely upon them to have your back when need be. They're always whining and complaining too.

I can't voice my real opinion without getting into trouble so I'm gonna keep quiet.

[Cybermat47]

Originally Posted by the beast

2. They cannot pull their own weight and they are worthless in battle as you cannot rely upon them to have your back when need be. They're always whining and complaining too.

I’ve got quite a few women in my firefighting brigade, and they’re some of the most reliable and hardworking firefighters I know. One is even an emergency room nurse as her paid work. Not a peep of whining out of them either.

I think it makes sense to let women into the military if they’re held to the same physical and disciplinary standards as men. If they can do it, let them.

[ETR3(SS)]

Originally Posted by Pablo

The SSBNs & SSGNs (ex-SSBNs) are large enough that they have enough room to arrange for separate berthing areas for female personnel, but the current attack boats do not, so the Navy's incorporating separate berthing areas into the remaining unbuilt Virginia-class SSNs and designs of the next-generation Columbia-class SSNs and New Jersey-class SSBNs.

The Ohio's actually have bunk "rooms" which allows for easier integration, whereas fast boats berthing is more akin to a passageway. And ya got a little typo there, Columbia SSBNs and Virginia Blk 4 SSNs.

Originally Posted by the beast

My grandpa knows a dude who was a Green Beret and his opinion was that women shouldn't be in Spec Ops or the military for that matter. His reasons were:
1. They get pregnant half the time and then the pregnant woman has to go back to the states and a replacement comes in.
2. They cannot pull their own weight and they are worthless in battle as you cannot rely upon them to have your back when need be. They're always whining and complaining too.

I can't voice my real opinion without getting into trouble so I'm gonna keep quiet.

Number 1 is very real and will sometimes happen on purpose in order to avoid going on deployment. As for number 2, there's men who can't pull their own weight and whine and complain all the time as well.


On another note, wasn't it the Wyoming that had the shower cams installed in the officers head?

[ET2SN]

Originally Posted by the beast

My grandpa knows a dude who was a Green Beret

What the #### does that have to do with anything?
At the legion hall, we're all former Green Berets.

Don't paint yourself into a corner before you're old enough to dance.
Somewhere, someone knows what they're doing. I'm not on-board 100% but I'm willing to give them a chance.