Women on Subs? NEAL!

[Rip]

Sonarman and radioman sound like good candidates. I think half of the ones they have now might have to cheat on a gender test. Yeoman would be another good one. How about corpsman? Could end up with a lot of frequently sick bubbleheads. The easiest officer billet would have to be Supply Officer. At least we could get requisitions expedited with a little less crap.

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Rip

At least we could get requisitions expedited with a little less crap.

Have you been shopping with a woman lately?

[Jimbuna]

I'm suprised nobody mentioned recreation officer or mattress tester

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I'm suprised nobody mentioned recreation officer or mattress tester

I was thinking more along the lines of Commander. Women have been flying jet fighters for a long time and some are just naturals in them. No reason a woman could not command a nuke.

[ETR3(SS)]

So what I've seen this thread boil down to is this. You have the couple of people who have been in the navy, been on a submarine, saying what the women are likely to do and how it would realistically impact the fleet. On the other hand you have the people who haven't been in the navy, who haven't served on a submarine, who don't see the problem with it. Guess you just gotta have a little first hand knowledge of Navy women to know whats gonna happen.

[antikristuseke]

Originally Posted by ETR3(SS)

So what I've seen this thread boil down to is this. You have the couple of people who have been in the navy, been on a submarine, saying what the women are likely to do and how it would realistically impact the fleet. On the other hand you have the people who haven't been in the navy, who haven't served on a submarine, who don't see the problem with it. Guess you just gotta have a little first hand knowledge of Navy women to know whats gonna happen.

Thats fair enough, I suppose. Still, think those inevitable complications can be ironed out with no loss of the forces fighting ability.

[Captain Vlad]

Originally Posted by ETR3(SS)

So what I've seen this thread boil down to is this. You have the couple of people who have been in the navy, been on a submarine, saying what the women are likely to do and how it would realistically impact the fleet. On the other hand you have the people who haven't been in the navy, who haven't served on a submarine, who don't see the problem with it. Guess you just gotta have a little first hand knowledge of Navy women to know whats gonna happen.

And I guess you have to be a little removed from military 'culture' to realize just how much anyone in uniform tends to bitch about change in what they see as 'the way it ought to be', no matter how many long-term advantages it offers.

Ya' griped about female fighter pilots, but it worked. Ya' griped about female surface ship officers, but it worked. Etc etc etc.

But that's the secret of the US military: get its members to stop griping, and they can make anything work. Step one is always a challenge though.

[SteamWake]

Ahoy Maities !



News story on the topic

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090928/...ines_women_odd

[nikimcbee]

Apr 1, 2008 ... Now, however, with the backing of outgoing President George Bush, the Navy plans to get women into submarines and avoid mixing with seamen ...

Sounds like a troupe of baboons that are in heat.

[TLAM Strike]

Cross post from the other thread on this subject (the one with almost no posts)

Of the 42 countries that operate submarines, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Canada and Australia allow women to serve on them...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...092503385.html

One thing that article dosn't mention is that Norway has also had a Female CO.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solveig_Krey

BTW Norway operates(ed) Kobben class subs which are about the size of the Control Room of a 688 class sub. So the USN should just ask them how they intergaded woman in to the crew, because whatever problems could crop up in something that size they must have delt with them on the first week.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I was thinking more along the lines of Commander. Women have been flying jet fighters for a long time and some are just naturals in them. No reason a woman could not command a nuke.

Commander eh

It would probably come naturally to most women regarding bossing their male counterparts around

Do the auxiliaries on them boats still run on the wankel engine?

[Carotio]

Though I have a bad reputation being Mr Bad Wolf, I better not repeat sharing what I have as a humourous and sexy photo of what could happen with women aboard subs.... Last time I did (in another deserted environment), I earned myself a permanent shore leave....

Let's just put it this way:
When men and women meet, an eye contact occurs, a moment of mutual passion may happen and then.... (censored)

In the short run, small love affairs may occur, but in the long run, it will probably just be routine...

[AVGWarhawk]

In the short run, small love affairs may occur, but in the long run, it will probably just be routine...

Sure, there will be a polishing of the torpedoes and tubes every now and then I would imagine. However, can that really be accomplished on a submarine while at sea? I'm not sure to be honest. I suspect not.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Carotio

Though I have a bad reputation being Mr Bad Wolf

Oh come on, don't be so harsh on yourself. I've never considered you to have a bad reputation. In fact I was positively looking forward to eventually meeting up with you at the SS Meet this year

I'm pleased you've finally gotten round to wiping that faeces off yer face though