Comments on: Navy ready to put women on subs

By: Doc_Holiday

Doc_Holiday — Fri, 14 May 2010 09:49:14 +0000

How is being stuck inside a submarine under hundreds of meters of water different than being stuck inside a surface ship miles from land? The isolation, the cramp quarters, and stressful work are still the same. The debate over this seems culturally biased and weak minded. What problem should I have with a woman serving alongside her brothers? I have seen hundreds of women going into harm’s way to do their jobs alongside males of a similar caliber. My only issue would be setting separate standards for women that are already in place for men. As long as a complete and unadulterated integration is met I have no complaints.

By: Carl Nemo

Carl Nemo — Fri, 07 May 2010 05:07:36 +0000

As a followup to this article, I thought I’d post a current Yahoo news link article concerning the officer candidates chosen for submarine service. It will be several years before they come on line if ever.

http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/first-women-chosen-for-sub-duty-excited-19605966

The young cadets being interviewed sound like “valley girls” to me, with a “like wow” mentality. I’ll be surprised if any of them make it through submarine training. No doubt they’ll make it through reactor school etc. since they were bright enough to get through the academy, but I have my doubts of them moving onward through the necessity of learning the complex mechanics of all systems on the boat and then be able to command effectively. I wish them the best, but I have my doubts.

I don’t care about the handful of sub services that already have women onboard. Many of those boats are simply modern d/e’s; i.e.,diesel electrics and not nuke boats. The U.S. nuclear submarine fleet is the first and last response to an attack on the homeland from our sworn enemies. Only the best, brightest and most courageous should have the honor to serve.

Carl Nemo **==

By: Carl Nemo

Carl Nemo — Fri, 07 May 2010 05:02:39 +0000

http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/first-women-chosen-for-sub-duty-excited-19605966

The cadets being interviewed sound like “valley girls” to me, with a “like wow” mentality. I’ll be surprised if any of them can make it through submarine training. No doubt they’ll make it through reactor school etc. since they were bright enough to get through the academy, but I have my doubts of them moving onward through the necessity of learning the complex mechanics of all systems on the boat and then be able to command effectively. I wish them the best, but I have my doubts.

I don’t care about the handful of sub services that already have women onboard. Many of those boats are simply d/e’s; ie., diesel electrics and not nuke boats. The U.S. nuclear submarine fleet is the first and last response to an attack on the homeland from our sworn enemies. Only the best, brightest and most courageous should have the honor to serve.

Carl Nemo **==

By: b mcclellan

b mcclellan — Sun, 02 May 2010 23:37:11 +0000

If they want to do it right the entire crew has to be female down to the bilge rat that pushed this horrendous reverse harem idea.

By: Carl Nemo

Carl Nemo — Sat, 01 May 2010 17:14:08 +0000

Seemingly they’ll wait until they have a subsurface “Tailhook Scandal” before the Admiralty and the DOD realizes they’ve screwed up again concerning their “new age”, kumbaya, everybody wins decision to screw up that which is now excellent and functional.

They are starting off by integrating officers into this program first. “Tailhook” involved the officer class engaged in scandal. So what happens when they integrate the enlisted ranks into the service?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailhook_scandal

Young men, regardless of rank who virtually sweat “testosterone” are going to have a tough time keeping their hands off the ‘cookie jar’. I also feel empathy for the wives of submariners who’ve been against this cockamamie idea from the beginning and I can’t blame them for having such a position.

Carl Nemo **==