Posted by
Billy on Thursday, April 29, 2010 11:26:47 AM
The U.S. military's ban on women serving on submarines became history this morning.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates notified lawmakers in mid-February that the
Navy would be lifting the ban, unless Congress took some kind of action to stop it. Navy spokesman Lt. Justin Cole said Thursday morning that the deadline for
Congress to act passed at midnight.
The Navy will hold a press conference later today to note the new
policy.
"There are extremely capable women in the Navy who have the talent and desire
to succeed in the submarine force," Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said hours after
the congressional deadline passed.
I am not sure this is a good idea at all and my view has nothing to do with women being cable to work for the Navy this way. My fear has to do with men and women working and living so close together when they aren't married. I believe here on land at the Navy bases where women and men sleep are away from each other. So this is going to be different all together. I guess this White House wants to change things from health care, to taxes, to allowing gays to serve openly in military and now this. Read more on this issue Navy
to allow women to serve on submarines .