Honored guests: President Obama and the First Lady met with 24 women who are serving on ballistic and guided missile submarines
Michelle Obama Sponsors A Submarine, The USS Illinois -- Weekly Standard
The White House announced today with the first female submariners that First Lady Michelle Obama will sponsor the USS Illinois. The newest submarine "is expected to join the fleet in late 2015," according to the White House.
This is Michelle Obama's second ship, so to speak. "First Lady Michelle Obama also serves as the sponsor for the recently commissioned Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, based in Alameda, California," according to the White House.
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Update: Michelle Obama sponsors first-ever ALL-FEMALE nuclear submarine named after her home state of Illinois -- Daily Mail
My Comment: Times are a changing .... and Hyman G. Rickover must be turning in his grave. As to what is my take on women in the submarine fleet .... it looks like some of them act just like some men.
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