Navy Preps Subs for First Female Officers

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Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

What worries her is the scrutiny that comes with breaking one of the last gender barriers in the U.S. military."I have a feeling more people will be focused on us. Our mistakes and successes will be magnified more than they deserve," said LeGrand, a 25-year-old Naval Academy graduate from Amarillo, Texas.

I would agree. This also happened when the military opened up EOD to women in the 1980's. Any mistake they made was amplified and offered as "proof" that women were unfit for EOD duty. Their successes were denigrated due to presumed "special treatment". It was frustrating and embarrassing to witness how they were treated.

It was no wonder many of them left, not because they could not hack the job, but because they could not hack the jerks.

I wish these women the best of luck and hope the submarine service treats them better than other units in the past.