She Who Could Not be named - the Submarine Connections

Within modern poltical correctness, the term Napoleon complex has become a derogatory social stereotype. [4] The term, also known as Napoleon syndrome,[1], no longer appears in formal, psychiatric literature such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)[3]

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What a Napoleon complex is...

Conventional thought presumed Napoleon's notorious aggressive and tyrannical demeanor resulted from his need to overcompensate for his (Napolean was of Italian ancestry) physical stature; he was shorter than average for both French military officers or its imperial guard.

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Female officers will soon be assigned to the crews of U.S. submarines. They will have USNA and perhaps SWO backgrounds. Implications for submarine force esprit will be overwhelmingly negative due to associated legal issues alone. The tradition of the service (silence) will be use to hide anticipated female shortcomings (e.g. sudden gynecological absences), no doubt.

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Pride in U.S. Navy submarine service derives not only from its uncomfortable sacrifices and its heritage of enormous military successes, but from comfortable differences from the surface fleet. Would anyone in his right mind volunteer to endure the unusual sacrifices of submarine duty under a regime of rigid, surface-fleet-type discipline?

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Surface fleet type discipline is coming to SSBN/GNs, perhaps not during your active career,s but it is coming. Why, the addition of rigid discipline between enlisted and officers will be the only way to accomodate the assignment of female officers on subs in time to reach desired quotas.

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Currently, there is no serious mention, nor should their be, of attempting to integrate females into SSNs. If you are nuclear enlisted, you probably do not care because your onboard service is rigidly dictated as it is, and you would probably appreciate the variety.

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What are female officers who get pushed through the Navy's pipeline like? While not typical,

some have been like this one, this one, and Napolean. They cannot help being tyrants. They are protected, even in abject failure, such as by reassignment to a Navy weapons lab outside the capital.

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Do M.E.'s predictions ever come true? Check out #9 here, for but the latest example.

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Submarines are always silent and strange.
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WORLD SUBMARINE HISTORY TIMELINEPART ONE: 1580-1869

1815

Englishman THOMAS JOHNSTONE may – or may not – have participated in Fulton's efforts on behalf of the French and may – or may not – have been hired to build a 100-foot-long submarine to be used in a planned rescue of Napoleon Bonaparte from exile on the island of Elba. Whatever the facts of the case – Napoleon died before the (possible) submarine was finished.