It is bad enough when woke culture invades corporate C-suites and academic institutions. We've seen the destruction that has caused in recent years. Companies have destroyed brands built over decades or longer, universities have become bastions of plagiarism and indoctrination, and children have not had access to a quality education in any school that has embraced 'gender ideology' or 'social justice.'
We want to end all of that. We know it will take years, decades, or even generations, but the woke mind virus cannot be allowed to survive. Anywhere.
As bad as that is, however, when it comes to the United States Armed Forces, the threat of a woke military is immediate and could be disastrous. It started in earnest with Barack Obama placing woke leaders in charge of military branches, but it has gotten so much worse under the Biden-Harris administration.
The latest example comes from the United States Navy, which recently proudly declared not that they have developed a new superior ship, missile, or torpedo, but that they have launched ... America's first 'gender-neutral submarine.'
US Navy introduces "first gender-neutral submarine"https://t.co/mtdn5gBGX0
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) September 16, 2024
To quote John MacEnroe, 'You cannot be serious!'
What does this even mean?
The Post Millennial provides some details:
On Saturday, the USS New Jersey was commissioned into the US Navy’s Submarine Force. The Virginia-class submarine, which has a crew of nearly 135 Navy personnel, is being touted as the first 'gender-neutral' submarine in the fleet.
The vessel is the first in its class to be specifically designed to fully integrate male and female sailors. Vice Adm. Robert Gaucher, commander of Submarine Force Atlantic told Stars and Stripes, 'The submarine community is a fully gender-integrated warfighting force.'
Modifications to the submarine to reach this goal include additional doors and washrooms to create separate sleeping and bathing areas and lowering some overhead valves to be easier to reach and installing steps by triple-high bunk beds and stacked laundry machines.
OK, so what they meant was a 'co-ed' submarine. So, why did they use the term 'gender-neutral'?
Because woke terminology has taken over military leadership. That is the only answer.
Vice Admiral Gaucher went on to say that all future submarines will be built to these 'gender-neutral' specifications 'from the keel up.'
China must be shaking in its boots. Is it too late for Australia to back out of AUKUS?
We're going to lose a major war https://t.co/j8zSvISbyC
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) September 16, 2024
We're pretty sure the only reason China hasn't gone on a major offensive yet is that they probably believe they don't have to. America, continuing along this path, will destroy itself soon enough.
Twitter offered up some other ideas about how the Navy can become more 'gender-neutral.'
They’ve snipped the periscope and sewn up the hatch. https://t.co/XeGkfkAllW
— TheMorningSpew2 (@TheMorningSpew2) September 17, 2024
That sounds ... uncomfortable.
Our military is a joke because we have submarines, we need to get with the program and start producing dommarines (only the President will know the safe word) https://t.co/3WfwDFgNvf
— Jon 🔬 (@JonnyMicro) September 17, 2024
LOL. We see what you did there.
https://t.co/w8P6EOYa4T pic.twitter.com/mgqotGKsEk
— Dr. Richard Harambe (@Richard_Harambe) September 16, 2024
They can call it the USS Dylan Mulvaney.
https://t.co/6GqS3gtVWZ pic.twitter.com/HDFbYyRhW9
— Joensy🇺🇸 (@10seventy) September 17, 2024
“First Gender Neutral Submarine?” https://t.co/2x9xRdVD7z pic.twitter.com/ZG6zsn47Gm
— italianpatriot2024 (@ItalPatriot2024) September 16, 2024
It may not be able to defeat Chinese submarines, but one thing is for sure: the Navy will be FABULOUS.
Does it have a maternity ward? https://t.co/7DID5VdaTC
— Coincidence Me This (@gaerbear33) September 17, 2024
Jokes aside, the USS New Jersey is a fast-attack submarine, with deployments of six months at a time. If vessels like that are fully integrated, there will be lots of pregnancies. It's practically guaranteed.
The USS Ambiguous pic.twitter.com/72YkdSkIEs
— Marc Cocteaustan (@Igor_Cocteau) September 16, 2024
LOL. The USS Ace And Gary.
Despite the hilarious suggestions, mostly the reaction from Twitter was contempt or worse.
FINALLY. It’s what we’ve all been waiting for.
— Five Times August (@FiveTimesAugust) September 17, 2024
We can't tell for sure, but we think there might be a smidge of sarcasm there.
Dear @USNavy,
— Calamity Jen (@realjenx) September 17, 2024
Why do you hate America? https://t.co/6kCRP2BSTC
The Chinese must be quaking in their boots. https://t.co/KXJvlj1MX0
— Jason Epstein (@Southfive) September 17, 2024
That sound you hear is the CCP Navy laughing. https://t.co/NgaD5W1uiI
— Natebibi Actual (Product Of Conception) (@NateDog_LA) September 17, 2024
We are doomed. https://t.co/Xq64QVeWHb
— Matthew Marsden (@matthewdmarsden) September 16, 2024
Priorities: what are they? https://t.co/AjBK11wc0H
— Jake13th 🏴☠️ (@JakeThirteenth) September 16, 2024
Oh, the Navy has made it very clear what its priorities are.
Unfortunately, winning wars does not appear to be one of them.
What could possibly go wrong??? https://t.co/9Jpu9s1iPB
— Belleruin 🇺🇸 (@Belleruin) September 16, 2024
Been waiting on this since …. Never. We need fighters and defenders… not some woke Bull S-it !! https://t.co/4TzEpY0SlT
— Kevin Ownbey (@kevin_ownbey) September 17, 2024
Lethality is the point- not perverse ideology. https://t.co/YQJoiFFYmw
— Ann Marie (@AnnMariegram15) September 17, 2024
In a military warship, lethality is kind of the only point.
As the wife of a Navy Veteran,
— Bridget XX (@freyafirst) September 17, 2024
Ok. But, there are only women and men. Everything else is just personality. Does this actually increase our military fitness and readiness? Because I have to tell you…
THAT’S ALL THAT MATTERS. https://t.co/OuPnF8j0Rq
It is all that matters and no, it does not.
The rest of the world is just laughing at us! https://t.co/PnrJ0kqhxF
— Denny (@_DennyBoo) September 16, 2024
Especially America's enemies. And they have reason to.
So they're calling the ship a "they/them?" https://t.co/pyH8H58Csb
— FilmLadd (@FilmLadd) September 16, 2024
We're not sure if sailors will be required to display their 'preferred pronouns' above their rank insignia, but ... it wouldn't surprise us.
If they're trying to stop the "long, round, and full of seamen" jokes, it won't work. https://t.co/48SouIbvXV
— H.P. Loveshaft (@HLoveshaft) September 17, 2024
No, it won't stop any jokes. As we have seen, it will only create more of them.
Importantly, however, the jokes don't really matter. It's the mission that counts. And this does nothing to advance the mission.
Contrarily, it calls into question whether the Navy leadership even knows what the mission is anymore.
Our confidence is not high on that question.
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