Sunday, July 24, 2011

Another Gender Bias To Be Broken In The U.S. Navy

USS OHIO SSGN CONVERSION-726

Amarillo Ensign Ready To Break Gender Barrier On U.S. Sub -- Houston Chronicle

HARTFORD, Conn. — For Ensign Peggy LeGrand, the biggest concern about serving on a submarine is not spending weeks at a time in tight quarters with an entirely male crew. What worries her is the scrutiny that comes with breaking one of the last gender barriers in the U.S. military.

"I have a feeling more people will be focused on us. Our mistakes and successes will be magnified more than they deserve," said LeGrand, a 25-year-old Naval Academy graduate from Amarillo, Texas.

LeGrand is among a small group of female officers who are training at sites including Groton, Conn., to join the elite submarine force beginning later this year.

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My Comment: I guess all the submariners will now need to hide their porn stash.

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