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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

French navy announces first women to serve on submarines

Le Triomphant class SSBNWomen are to be allowed to serve on nuclear submarines in the French Navy from 2017, the French Minister of Defence announced today.

The first three candidates will begin training next year, and if the experience is successful the job will be opened up to women, explained Jean-Yves Le Drian on Tuesday.

Until now, women in the French Navy have been barred from submarine duty, which involves two and a half months without interruption under water, twice a year.

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