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| When will women be US Navy SEALS? |
| When will women be US Navy SEALS?
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 31-May-2011
9:59:47 AM |
| Elite Navy SEALs storm a walled compound in Pakistan and take out the world's most wanted terrorist.
Footnote: They were all men.
While America's last 10 years of war have propelled women into new and far more risky roles across the military, there are still some doors that are closed. Chief among those are the
But perhaps that door is inching open.
"As a philosophical thing, there shouldn't be anything that's closed off as a career," said Navy Secretary Ray Mabus. And while he is quick to note there is a ban on moving women into combat and infantry jobs, Mabus said more and more women are working with special operations forces in support roles. And he did not rule out the idea that a qualified woman could eventually become an elite commando.
Still, Mabus cautioned that it would take time. "We're going to have to take some careful, well-thought-out steps in that direction," he said.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed a similar view late last year, telling North Carolina ROTC students that he believes women will eventually be allowed to serve in
special operations jobs. At some point, he said, "there will be a careful step in that direction."
One of those steps is the Navy's recent decision to allow women to serve on submarines. Of the 18 women selected for the program, eight will report to their submarines in November to serve as supply corps officers. Others will report to subs next summer.
The first eight - all are newly commissioned ensigns - will be divided among four ballistic missile submarines, the USS Wyoming, USS Georgia, USS Maine and the USS Ohio. And there will be a senior female officer - likely a lieutenant - on each of the subs to serve as a mentor and work with the ensigns to help with the transition.
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