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I am opposed to the United States Navy's decision to allow mixed-gender submarine crews. This page is a central location for information on this controversy.
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Petition
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Click here (this is a link to a location on this website... you will not be taken off of this website). I will compile the inputs as a survey/petition and submit to our leaders. MAKE YOUR THOUGHTS KNOWN.
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| Petition - Current List Of Comments (.pdf document) |
My documentation |
| My opinion of the controversy/decision to allow women to serve aboard United States submarines, 24 February 2010 |
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| My Medevac experience and a Summary, 14 March 2010 |
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| My research methodology and contact information, 16 March 2010 |
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| My review of OPNAV Instruction 6000.1C Navy Guidelines Concerning Pregnancy and Parenthood |
Outside documentation |
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Submarine Assignment Policy Assessment dated 01 February 1995
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NSMRL Technical Report #1219 dated 26 November 2001 "The Medical Implications of Women On Submarines"
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| Letter from Rear Admiral Hugh Scott to Congressman Ike Skelton, Chairman, HASC, dated 11 March 2010 |
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Center for Military Readiness - Navy Ignores Warnings of Health Issues for Women on Submarines, 13 May 2010
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Newspaper articles |
| My Letter to the Editor published in the August 27, 2012 issue of Navy Times (opens .jpg) |
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| The New York Times article 'Quiet Resistance to Women on Subs'; 13 May 2010 |
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| The Washington Post article 'Plans to allow women and gays, ban smoking shake world of Navy submarines', 22 April 2010 |
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| The Washington Times article 'Women in submarines face health issues', 5 April 2010 |
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| My letter to the Washington Times, 8 April 2010 (opens .pdf file) |
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| Fox News article, 29 April 2010 |
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| CNN article, 11 May 2010 |
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| The Washington Times' column 'Inside The Ring' 'Submarine Sex Worries', 15 August 2012 |
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The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) article, dated 7 January 2011. (The paragraph being with 'Casual Observer...' and the subsequent paragraph are pertinent to the Women In Submarines issue.)
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The Seattle Times article 'Navy secretary favors women on submarines', 14 April 2010
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| Kitsap Sun article, 13 April 2010 (with my comment at 8:00 pm, 14 April 2010) [NOTE: Kitsap Sun has removed the article from this location; the original article was reprinted by 'The Seattle Times'] |
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| Article in 'The Day (Connecticut)', 10 June 2011, with my comments |
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| Times Online UK - rewritten Washington Post article, dated 26 April 2010 (The direct link to this article has been removed) |
My letters to politicians |
| My letter to Senator Jim Webb, Chairman of the MILPERS Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee, 16 March 2010 |
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| Response from Senator Jim Webb, 21 April 2010 |
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| My letter to Representative Roscoe Bartlett, a senior member on the House Armed Services Committee, 16 March 2010 |
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| My contact list of VIP's; HASC, SASC, My Congressman, My Representative, SecDef, SecNav, CNO, MCPON |
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| Commander, Submarine Group 10 blog entries: |
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http://csg10.wordpress.com/2010/03/02/women-in-submarines/
http://csg10.wordpress.com/2010/04/22/change-and-progress/
http://csg10.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/its-official/
http://csg10.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/integrity/
http://csg10.wordpress.com/2010/05/19/current-plan/
http://csg10.wordpress.com/2010/10/08/womens-advisory-group-underway/
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Post by Elaine Donnelly to COMSUBGRU 10 Blog dated 8 April 2010
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Comparisons with other submarine forces |
| Comparison of the United States submarine force with the Canadian submarine force |
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Update on 06 November 2011: Currently, the Canadian submarine force is arguably not operational. Controversies continue about ongoing Victoria-class structural issues. These issues make the point of women being allowed to serve on Canadian submarines a moot point.
Victoria-class Submarines: Fleet Status as of 28 October 2011
Victoria Class Submarine Fleet Creating Canadian Controversies – Defense Industry Daily article of 31 October 2011
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Miscellaneous |
| A sample of the letter that I sent to our VIPs |
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| A reasonable approach to test the concept |
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| JK - 1989 Midshipman Operations - USS Pintado |
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| Petition - Response Analysis - Graphs |
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John (ETCS) 
