M14 Forum

E4for2 · October 10th, 2009, 10:05 PM

that's what I just read !!

othomas3 · October 18th, 2009, 03:13 PM

I think we'll see female nuclear power officers then female nuclear power enlisted on Tridents first. But before that happens, OPNAV will have to set up a career path for them. It can't be a one time tour. They will have to be allowed to achieve Command positions for officers and senior enlisted positions for the enlisted females. Otherwise it's just a publicity stunt.

Glad I won't be there for the "growing pains".

sardo67 · November 4th, 2009, 09:40 AM

i am guessing that this is related to letting the girls play on subs with boys? marine here and not too sure what a "Pig Boat" is. i am guessing this is a bad idea?

9th · November 4th, 2009, 09:51 AM

How about a link ? Or some kind of information??

what's a pig boat?

Chilly · November 9th, 2009, 02:54 PM

Pig boat = Navy vessle designed to operate according to the formula:

Success = # of surfacings > or = # submerges

Federal · November 9th, 2009, 04:40 PM

I'm just guessing here, sardo67 and 9th, but I think Chilly is trying to tell you it's a submarine.

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Phil McGrath · December 14th, 2009, 07:36 PM

Pig boat is a old term used to discribe "Diesel" Submarines, the air was rare and often rank.

Iceberg · July 2nd, 2010, 05:13 PM

Man I wish we had women on the 688 I was on....lol. Beats magazines & crusty socks! We used to love to visit the Sub Tender Vittles.

kieffer · August 19th, 2010, 05:57 PM

Uss Cutlass, 478, diesel boat, 78 crew and officers, 1964
out of D&S piers 22, Norfolk Va.I was a green A school graduate out of New London striking for torpedoman when "Doc" on board talked up corpsman school. I went, my whole class volunteered for 8404 (field medical technician - USMC)
Got a southeast asian "vacation" out of that .
Girls on board the "new" boats, NAH! 6 months on, 6 months off. 12 hour shifts, lots of "hiddy holes" everywhere on them "BIG" boats. there's always a "torpedo" looking for "torpedo tube" and even "ugly" sailors get lucky now and then.

"Doc" Kieffer, USN/USMC