Pioneering female submariners say they are fitting in just fine

Since reporting to their boats in November, 25 women who broke one of the Navy’s final gender barriers have gone on patrol and been accepted among their crews.

Female submariners are fitting right in.

"The men adjusted to us being there, and we adjusted to them," said Lt. j.g. Megan Bittner, who serves on the nuclear-powered USS Ohio submarine. "It was quick. There were no big problems. No stumbling blocks along the way. It was just learning as a junior officer how you fit on the boat."

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