US Navy To Allow Women To Serve Aboard Submarines

Female Naval Academy and NROTC midshipmen have spent time aboard submarines, getting a taste of undersea life. Women commissioned after graduation in 2010 could be among the first assigned to subs. MCSN Joshua Martin / Navy

Navy To Allow Women To Serve Aboard Submarines -- Christian Science Monitor

A ban on female sailors aboard submarines is one of the last barriers preventing women from serving equally alongside men in the military. The Navy notified Congress on Monday of its intent to drop the ban.

The Navy will soon permit female sailors to serve aboard submarines, removing one of the last barriers to women in the military serving equally alongside men.

The Pentagon Monday notified Congress of its intent to make the change, which would allow select sailors of the Navy’s nearly 50,000 women to enter the shadowy and tradition-bound submariner culture. After the 30-day notification period required by law, the Navy can start integrating crews for the service’s 70-odd submarines.

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