This fall, the U.S. Navy launched its first co-ed fast attack submarine since the vessels started operating a century ago. The USS New Jersey is the “first fully integrated submarine built for [both] male and female sailors.”

The Navy first allowed women to serve in 1917 and currently enlists over 60,000 women. But not until 2011 did the Navy include women in submarine crews, and service by women on subs designed for men can be challenging.

Change often comes slower than we’d like, but it’s always worth striving for.

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