Females on Submarines what do you think about it.

[Gloria P.]

Hi everyone I have a question. I saw on navy.mil and on the news about the Navy planning on letting female sailors on submarines in the near future. I'm not sure how I feel about this since they will be in very close quarters. Its not like the big ships where they have plenty of room for both male and females. I've heard that the SSBN are bigger and might work on those subs. But the SSN are smaller. Just wondering how everyone feels about having female sailors on submarines.

[LLovesmysailor]

My son tells me that its not the guys that get stinky but the air on the sub itself. They put a chemical in the air scrubbers that stinks. Last time he came home with his laundry, I put it out on the porch until I could wash it and then had to wash his cloths twice.

[DeniseR]

I truly believe having women on subs would be a mistake. I hope this will be thought through a little more since it would affect the morale and space on subs. My son told me that when they have visiting female sailors on the sub, it takes half of the room away from the men in order to house the women.. This situation doesn't sound good to me.

[Lynn]

I REALLY THINK THIS STINKS!! I THINK THE NAVY HAD IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME..THESE BOATS ARE NO PLACE FOR MEN AND WOMEN TOGETHER!!

[Pooky]

If they are going to do this, then there are going to have to be strict behavioral codes for these subs. Anyone breaking these fraternization codes should be strictly dealt with. Will this be tough, you bet, but it will have to be done, or as one said earlier, it will be a hornets nest. My worrry is the same as already shown on ships and battle areas. The women will get pregnant in order to get out of what they dont like. It already happens when men are on detachment, so the men have to stay while the women get out free. That is bull. If you want to do a man's job, then you have to deal with the consequences. The should only be shipped out the last month. But what happens if they are a silent run that is in a sensitive area and a women has an emergency with her pregnancy. If we were at war, it could cause lives. Would they be able to get her up and to a hospital quick enough if the baby decided to come NOW? Mine only took an hour or so to get here. What then?

[ShelbyCoreena]

If she's that far along Pooky she most likely won't be on deployment. I think you guys are looking at this wrong. It is a small area but if we have raised our sons and daughters with respectfulness than really they aren't going to look at male or female they are just going to see another sailor. Now maybe I'm just being optimistic but it looks like we have to teach our boys how to cope because this is going to happen. I'm not saying I'm for this but we really have no choice at this point in the game. They have already opened "Pandoras Box".