re: #326 HoosierHoops

Yes..This program is only for our best woman officers in the Navy…
I expect..and demand our male officers act in a professional manner..
Of Course..I was working on Subs during the Tailhook scandal.. the Navy has grown through pain…Trust me it hurt the Navy..Shit went down everywhere..It was ugly for awhile

Women have certain advantages on a sub also. They eat less, breathe less and are shorter.

My biggest worry when I was on a sub was banging my head.

As far as professionalism is concerned I think that the sub community is one place where we have one of the best chances of pulling that off. Even the lowest rating on a sub is not just some shlub. I am hoping that the superior education and discipline that subs require will translate well into taking care of any women officers on the subs.

Of course at the end of the day, it will all come down to the capabilities of the skipper. If he has a good handle on his crew, he will institute and enforce policies that will make it difficult for infractions to happen in the first place.

As to tail hook and crossing the line ceremonies, it is one thing to have a little hazing it is another to endanger the lives of crew mates. There wre a lot of cases where stuff got way out of hand and one has to wonder what the skipper was thinking.