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Navy policy will allow women to serve aboard submarines.(Around the Fleet)
The Navy has announced a policy change that will allow women to serve on submarines. The change was considered by Congress after Secretary of Defense Robert Gates formally presented a letter to congressional leaders Feb. 19 notifying them of the DoN's desire to reverse current policy of prohibiting submarine service to women.
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"There are extremely capable women in the Navy who have the talent and desire to succeed in the submarine force," said Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus. "Enabling them to serve in the submarine community is best for the submarine force and our Navy. We literally could not run the Navy without women today."
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