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As I understand it, there are very good reasons why they don't let women on submarines. Tim Send a noteboard - 28/09/2009 09:50:39 PM
1. Submarine crews with mostly men and a few women are a bad idea, for pretty obvious reasons.

2. Submarine crews with all women or mostly women are a bad idea because their periods would synchronise. This means that once a month, everyone on the submarine would be menstruating, which would have a negative effect on the efficacy of the crew as a whole.

Reason 2 may not be very PC, but I think military commanders have other priorities.

I'm not sure if there's medication that could be used to mitigate the problem, or if the navy would be able to say that everyone in a female submarine crew had to take it, but could be one way round the problem.
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"Military may lift ban on women in submarines" (Reuters) - 28/09/2009 08:26:30 PM 735 Views
gives new meaning to the old joke.... - 28/09/2009 09:47:36 PM 465 Views
Ahahahahaha! *NM* - 28/09/2009 10:02:01 PM 206 Views
As I understand it, there are very good reasons why they don't let women on submarines. - 28/09/2009 09:50:39 PM 497 Views
frankly i get along better with women who are menstruating with me. - 28/09/2009 11:26:05 PM 462 Views
Like I said, it's possible pills will solve the problem. *NM* - 29/09/2009 09:20:42 AM 230 Views
I agree. The idea is not a good one for many obvious reasons. - 29/09/2009 12:38:08 AM 443 Views
seems like a strange choice to me - 28/09/2009 10:26:24 PM 483 Views
if you can't keep it zipped - 28/09/2009 11:35:35 PM 473 Views
Correct and yet it happens all too frequently already. - 29/09/2009 12:43:15 AM 448 Views
In my mind, that's a pretty pathetic arguement. - 29/09/2009 01:02:31 AM 506 Views
WHOA! - 29/09/2009 01:14:27 AM 430 Views
Dude I know!! - 29/09/2009 01:20:27 AM 417 Views
Hehehe, we could "name the show". - 29/09/2009 01:26:11 AM 414 Views
XD Or even better!!! - 29/09/2009 01:40:50 AM 464 Views
ROFL! - 29/09/2009 01:47:07 AM 400 Views
Really the possibilities are endless. - 29/09/2009 01:48:34 AM 430 Views
Indeed. - 29/09/2009 02:46:31 AM 401 Views
~Plays devils advocate~ Lets pretend... - 29/09/2009 02:54:03 AM 540 Views
By that same token, should women also be banned from long business trips? *NM* - 29/09/2009 03:23:22 AM 212 Views
only the ones who don't charge for their services? *NM* - 29/09/2009 03:36:03 AM 233 Views
Haha!! Touche! I concede that point. *NM* - 29/09/2009 11:59:33 PM 204 Views
Re: ~Plays devils advocate~ Lets pretend... - 29/09/2009 03:23:31 AM 436 Views
It might be true in some situations, but it's a weak argument against this issue. - 29/09/2009 05:15:47 AM 462 Views
subs are really really cramped. Ever heard the phrase hot racking? - 29/09/2009 03:23:33 PM 541 Views
Well said *NM* - 29/09/2009 03:59:13 PM 269 Views
"The military is instrument of war not social engineering." Excelent point. *NM* - 30/09/2009 12:34:28 AM 296 Views
oh please will people stop the “it worked with segregation argument” - 29/09/2009 03:01:48 PM 429 Views
keep in zipped is such a bad argument - 29/09/2009 02:51:45 PM 488 Views
A submariner's perspective - 29/09/2009 08:30:45 AM 472 Views
Interesting. - 29/09/2009 09:55:11 AM 487 Views
a rack is just the name for a bed - 29/09/2009 03:30:05 PM 430 Views
Re: a rack is just the name for a bed - 29/09/2009 03:57:10 PM 472 Views
Re: a rack is just the name for a bed - 29/09/2009 04:46:12 PM 626 Views
It is amazing what you can get used to - 29/09/2009 06:03:05 PM 440 Views
Re: Interesting. - 29/09/2009 04:42:54 PM 538 Views
See, that's a good reason. - 29/09/2009 01:29:32 PM 452 Views
before you knock the return to high school argument - 29/09/2009 10:39:47 PM 399 Views
which i think is just silly in the terms of greater age-related legalities - 30/09/2009 12:08:46 AM 462 Views
You have to cut with the grain. - 30/09/2009 03:05:29 PM 360 Views
Re: before you knock the return to high school argument - 30/09/2009 01:10:35 AM 464 Views
It is a strange mix - 30/09/2009 02:56:21 PM 348 Views
Thank you for talking some sense. *NM* - 29/09/2009 06:46:33 PM 302 Views
Thank you for taking the time to answer. Well done. *NM* - 30/09/2009 12:07:49 AM 194 Views

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