Operation Petticoat, females on subs...
This sub post reminds me of the WWII comedy; Operation Petticoat, www.IMDb.com .
It was about a "co-ed" sub painted pink by the US Navy, .
I'm against the concept of female sailors & naval officers going on Boomer or Fast-Attack subs. If the Navy could train & staff all female crews I'd support it but I wouldn't see that ever being approved.
It's not that I'm against women who serve in the US military, but as a veteran I saw many serious problems with women being stationed in certain units(armor, subs, FA/field artillery, etc). I toured a late 1940s/1950s era US Navy sub in Pittsburgh PA in 2000. The cramped quarters and narrow spaces were something I won't deal with and I highly doubt women in mixed crews officer or enlisted would be able to do smoothly.
I saw some women in my military service who were professional and competent but I saw many others who were unstable, inept and involved in affairs/sexual misconduct/improper behavior.
In my basic training, my female E-6 Drill SGT was so unstable and unprofessional she was removed by our commanding officer. She came apart in front of our training platoon crying her eyes out, telling us about her grandmother killing herself in front of her as a child. It was pathetic.
While in my second unit in the early 1990s, a few of the guys told me my platoon leader was called "Combat Connie". When I asked why, they said in 1989's Just Cause combat operations in Panama, her unit came under heavy enemy fire. "Combat Connie" crawled under a Army HMMWV(Hummer) and started crying. The soldiers who witnessed it said she wouldn't move or help anyone. Sad but true.
I could go on & on but in short, women in some combat positions may not work the way some desk jockey in the E-ring of the Pentagon wants it to.
Beefmissile
This sub post reminds me of the WWII comedy; Operation Petticoat, www.IMDb.com .
It was about a "co-ed" sub painted pink by the US Navy, .
I'm against the concept of female sailors & naval officers going on Boomer or Fast-Attack subs. If the Navy could train & staff all female crews I'd support it but I wouldn't see that ever being approved.
It's not that I'm against women who serve in the US military, but as a veteran I saw many serious problems with women being stationed in certain units(armor, subs, FA/field artillery, etc). I toured a late 1940s/1950s era US Navy sub in Pittsburgh PA in 2000. The cramped quarters and narrow spaces were something I won't deal with and I highly doubt women in mixed crews officer or enlisted would be able to do smoothly.
I saw some women in my military service who were professional and competent but I saw many others who were unstable, inept and involved in affairs/sexual misconduct/improper behavior.
In my basic training, my female E-6 Drill SGT was so unstable and unprofessional she was removed by our commanding officer. She came apart in front of our training platoon crying her eyes out, telling us about her grandmother killing herself in front of her as a child. It was pathetic.
While in my second unit in the early 1990s, a few of the guys told me my platoon leader was called "Combat Connie". When I asked why, they said in 1989's Just Cause combat operations in Panama, her unit came under heavy enemy fire. "Combat Connie" crawled under a Army HMMWV(Hummer) and started crying. The soldiers who witnessed it said she wouldn't move or help anyone. Sad but true.
I could go on & on but in short, women in some combat positions may not work the way some desk jockey in the E-ring of the Pentagon wants it to.
Beefmissile
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