In the 1959 comedy movie "Operation Petticoat", the thought of having women on board a submarine was shocking. It still is with a lot of people here in the Submarine Capital of the World, at least judging by the reaction of some Navy wives here in southeastern Connecticut and some of the callers making their voices heard yesterday morning on WBMW. Now Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus wants to put an end to the prohibition of women serving on subs. One woman just came right out and said on our show that she wouldn't trust her husband. We kept her anonymous. Another caller thought men would be uncomfortable curbing their language in mixed company in tight quarters over a prolonged period of time. Many others seemed surprised that this was still an issue in 2009, maintaining that this was above all a profession protecting the country, and people should just control their libidos. A couple of callers suggested separate subs for men and women, but I don't see that happening. What do you think?
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