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Tag: females

  • Friday, December 9th 2011 - 06:17 UTC

    Women to be allowed to server in Royal Navy submarines; first expected end of 2013

    Female volunteers who will begin training next year for service in the Vanguard-class submarines

    Women are to be allowed to serve in submarines for the first time in the Royal Navy’s history the Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Hammond, announced on Wednesday. The decision comes following an 18-month review conducted by the Royal Navy looking at the legal, operational, health, social, technical, and financial issues of allowing women to serve on submarines.