Status of issue as of November 2011
22 March 2010 – Petition began circulation: Click here to sign petition.
29 April 2010 – The navy announced that it has officially lifted the ban and that women will be allowed to serve on submarines. Here is the link:
http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=52954
08 May 2010 – Preparing final petition in the form of an appeal. The petition will be submitted to the House Armed Services Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee. I will also submit the petition to several major media outlets.
13 May 2010 – New York Times article published: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/13/us/13navy.html
10 June 2011 – Article in ‘The Day’ (Connecticut)
http://www.theday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110610/NWS09/306109921
01 September 2011 – The Royal Navy plays lemming and is considering a lift of the ban. ‘The News’, Portsmouth, England:
06 November 2011 – Updated website to reflect on-going issues with the Canadian Victoria-Class Submarine Fleet. Arguably their fleet is not operation at this point.
Inputs on petition/survey currently at 613.
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