superstring01
Moderator
Submarines, why?
It's ending sometime soon. I just did a google search and found out that the Navy plans on ending the ban.
Most navies prohibit women onboard subs. Wiki Subs
The old rationale was: Very small spaces and long, LONG, deployment under the sea. Subs are hideously expensive and extremely cramped. Space is at a premium and birthing is usually stacked three high and open for all eyes on-board. Facilities to handle mixed genders obviously compound the problem exponentially and were seen as a possible impetus of inappropriate behavior, especially if deployed for any length of time and were one of the female crew members to become pregnant (not altogether unknown on surface ships where women are permitted).
But, the Navy--for good reasons--plans to end the ban.
~String