Risky Behavior: Female Updates

BACKGROUND

The alleged incidents come just three years after the first female commander of a warship was stripped of command following allegations of relations with her married third-in- command.  Cdr Sarah West, 41, was removed from command of frigate HMS Portland in August 2014, four years after Capt Holly Graf (USN), and three months after 3 women became the Royal Navy's first female submariners. As it happened, the Royal Navy's first female sub crew served on HMS Vigilant.

FAST FORWARD TO HMS Vigilant NOW

Five HMS Vigilant officers have threatened to resign over affairs on board a Royal Navy'sTrident nuclear missile sub HMS Vigilant by its captain and his executive officer with two different crew women. 

Submarines are always silent and strange.

UK Submarine Quote of the Week - 6 April 15

Background

George Kerevan, (born 1949) was in the International Marxist Group for several years between 1968 and 1982.

In 1996 he joined the Scottish National Party (SNP) and was Edinburgh East's candidate for the 2010 General Election. SNP, which supports Scottish independence, is also the third-largest political party, by membership, in the UK.  

As a jounalist, Kerevan was associate editor of The Scotsman from 2000 to 2009, and chief executive of What If Productions (Television) Ltd. 

Submarine QUOTE of the WEEK

  "The ultimate reason America maintains the Mutual Defence Agreement with Britain [note 1] is political – to make sure the UK, as a junior partner, can never use its nukes independently of the White House. Every Lockheed Trident D5 missile at sea today is rented from the Pentagon. Royal Navy submarines must visit the US base in Kings Bay, Georgia for the maintenance and replacement of these missiles – so much for referendum scare stories about the strategic importance of Faslane." - George Kerevan, THE NATIONAL, April 6 2015, "How the nuclear option is chosen for us by the US".

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note 1 - The treaty is renewed every ten years, and currently extends to 31 December 2024.

Submarines are always silent and strange.