Navy Times: Why the Navy's newest aircraft carrier has no urinals
The new aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford has all sorts of high-tech gear equipped for 21st century naval warfare. But there is one thing that male sailors will notice is no longer available: Urinals.
For the first time, every bathroom on the Ford — known throughout military circles as a head — is designed to be “gender-neutral,” meaning all of the urinals have been replaced with flush toilets and stalls, Navy officials say.
The vast majority of the 5,000-plus sailors who will deploy aboard the carrier Ford are men, as women account for only about 18 percent of sailors in the Navy.
Bathroom design experts say water closets with seated toilets are less sanitary and take up far more space than wall-mounted urinals.
Nevertheless, the Navy says there are advantages to eliminating urinals.
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WNU Editor: I pity the cleaners/janitors who will have to work aboard this aircraft carrier.
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Question is "Will their be enough potable water?"
Toilets take more water than urinals"
Will the fresh water distillers be able to keep up?
Lol - the janitors are the crew who inhabit the that berthing And actually it's the urinals that we're he nastiest. Rock-like Calcium just coated the pissers. . Might not be as convenient as a stand up. But not a big deal.
/And I don't have a single urinal in my house either.
Carriers are sitting ducks. I guess the Navy needs more places for the sailors to sh@t themselves while under attack?
Ok, mandatory seat lowering training for everyone. Followed by a seat lowering safety class. Folllowed by a seat lowering awareness class.
Meanwhile, in the Chinese Navy they are working on rim drive propulsion systems for their subs.
We're going to win the next war, I can just feel it!
"Rock-like Calcium" That is what acid cakes are for
"Carriers are sitting ducks" It depends what and how much they throw at you.
Cruisers can do a lot of shooting. So can carriers
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"Ok, mandatory seat lowering training for everyone. Followed by a seat lowering safety class. Folllowed by a seat lowering awareness class.
Meanwhile, in the Chinese Navy they are working on rim drive propulsion systems for their subs."
Well come on now. It has got to be a military Private Chelsea Manning would be proud of. The reputable Ash Carter said something along those lines.
As you wishhhhhhhhhh!
When Ash comes to mind, the words that quickly follow are "Political hack "
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baH16TT1tLs
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