Women commanders take over HMS Portland and Patrol Boat Squadron

Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 - 18:43 UTC

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Two Royal Navy commanders have accomplished two major achievements: Commander Sarah West, aged 40, joins Type 23 frigate HMS Portland in Rosyth on Tuesday becoming the first woman in the Royal Navy's history to be selected to command a major warship. Read full article

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briton
And if this lady ever met CFK she would give a new meaning to plastic protection,

up the navy,
May 22nd, 2012 - 06:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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stick up your junta
becoming the first woman in the Royal Navy's history to be selected to command a major warship.

Bet she cant park the thing ;-)
May 22nd, 2012 - 07:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
aparently she can do a 3 point turn inbetween 3 argentina frigates,

[if you can find 3 argentinew frigates ]
tee hee .
May 22nd, 2012 - 07:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
Would these be plastic Argentinian frigates to match the Commander in Chief?

But seriously, what a difference between the abilities of these women and The Mad Bitch of Argentina's current gang of old hags.
May 22nd, 2012 - 08:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Britworker
I do think that mercopress is getting a little obsessed with the Royal Navy, this story has nothing to do with the South Atlantic.
May 22nd, 2012 - 09:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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mickey5hins
@5 Agreed
Hey look mercopress in Oregon workers awarded $332K in onsite toilet fight. You should report it.

Two workers who claimed they were forced to urinate in a bucket have been awarded $332,000 after a jury found they were fired for complaining to Oregon regulators about the lack of an onsite toilet.
May 22nd, 2012 - 09:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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lsolde
Go Girls, Go!
Womanpower will rule the world!
Seriously, Credit where its due.
May 23rd, 2012 - 10:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
she may even be sent to the south atlantic to cut her teeth .
May 23rd, 2012 - 12:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
But I bet she won't get an invite to Casa Rosada! :o)
May 23rd, 2012 - 12:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
while CFK is showing her mighty plastics,
this brit will show her,
what cold steel looks like mmm
May 23rd, 2012 - 06:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Max
Ther are large numbers of women in the Armed Forces for British Royal Force...You can^t abortion at a hospital abroad.Sexual Assaults are not all uncommon in the Royal Armed Forces..If you were a young woman in the Armed Forces ( for example in Iraq) and you wake up one morning and found yourself pregnant,You have no choise but to go on the open market in Baghdad looking for an abortion,which is not very happy though.....!
May 23rd, 2012 - 07:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
Royal Armed Forces????????
and what has that to do with apples lol.
May 23rd, 2012 - 07:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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