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NutmegYankee

(16,303 posts)
Thu Jan 22, 2015, 04:40 AM Jan 2015

Navy recruiting enlisted women for submarine force

The Navy is recruiting enlisted women to begin serving aboard submarines in 2016.

On Wednesday, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert formally detailed the plan for enlisted female sailors, ranks E-1 (seaman recruit) to E-8 (senior chief petty officer), to request to serve in the Silent Service. Congress approved federal funding for the plan in December.

Chief petty officers and senior chief petty officers will be the first enlisted women assigned to mixed-gender crews.

This is the next step following the integration of female officers into the submarine force. Women officers began reporting to submarines in late 2011.
http://www.theday.com/article/20150121/NWS09/150129941/1018
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Navy recruiting enlisted women for submarine force (Original Post) NutmegYankee Jan 2015 OP
Long time coming, this change. MADem Jan 2015 #1
Bubblehead, too? Its not the women I have concerns about, its the men. I just don't see it being... marble falls Jan 2015 #2

MADem

(135,425 posts)
1. Long time coming, this change.
Thu Jan 22, 2015, 06:09 AM
Jan 2015

I honestly wondered if I'd live to see the day, the Silent Service was rather entrenched on this matter for many, many years.

marble falls

(61,996 posts)
2. Bubblehead, too? Its not the women I have concerns about, its the men. I just don't see it being...
Thu Jan 22, 2015, 09:02 AM
Jan 2015

a trouble free idea on pig boats, if they're still being used.

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