Navy moves to put women on submarines

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

I completed 7 patrols aboard a Boomer during my time in the Navy. I read the first post and noticed that the countries that are allowing women to serve aboard submarines do not possess nuclear submarines. The reason women have been excluded from the US Submarine Nuclear Fleet was due to the fear of sterility caused by exposure to radiation. On my boat, if women came aboard they were escorted and only allowed to visit specific areas of the boat! I can assure you the R.C. and crews berthing were not on that approved list. I think the powers to be better think long and hard about this decision, the average crew member age is 25 years old, and I can assure you that by the 2nd month of patrol you will have 130 extra torpedo's onboard. The living and working spaces are very cramped and I know this will be a major cost to correct, not to mention the total lack of privacy. I know it will be interesting to see what types of patrol personalities the females assume, generally during a patrol your mind and personality is totally different than when you are at home! I used to think of all the nutcases I served with and how they(we) would appear to normal people. I figured out my first run you have to be just a little crazy just to stay sane. I know some of the brightest and craziest minds call the Silent Service home, we have been rewarded for years with the best food the Navy offers, best schools the Navy offers, top pay, and now the government is attempting to supply the only thing our mind numbing dull boring 4 knots to nowhere patrols lacked! Hell, I ready to reenlist now! I guess run silent, run deep has a new meaning now!!!!

former MM/SS (A-Gang) SSBN645

Bravo Zulu shipper.

Edited November 21, 2009 by John Galt

[Niels Bohr 72]

I get a turn on whenever I see this woman.