From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy has opened a voluntary online
survey to all female enlisted Sailors to understand the level of interest among
women to serve aboard submarines.
A Navy task force was formed last summer to develop options
for integrating enlisted women into the submarine force. The survey results
will be used to help guide ongoing planning efforts.
"We seek input from professional women Sailors
throughout our Navy, even if they aren't interested in serving aboard
submarines," said Rear Adm. Ken Perry, a career submariner who leads the
task force. "Responses to the survey questions will help shape future Navy
policy and are key to getting the integration right."
Perry emphasized that all survey responses will remain
anonymous. "I value honest input. Give it to us straight. All responses
will remain anonymous, period," he said.
Female Sailors can access the online survey by logging on
the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System commonly known as NSIPS. Once
logged on, personnel can follow these steps:
- Locate the "Employee Self Service" link in the
column on the left side of the page titled "Menu."
- Expand the "Employee Self Service" link options.
- Then expand the options under the "Electronic Service
Record" link.
- Click the "Tasks" link.
- Then click the "Survey Requests" link.
The survey will be visible under the "Pending
Surveys" window if these steps are followed.
The survey takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. It is
scheduled to remain open through the spring.
The submarine force is developing plans to integrate
enlisted women following the Secretary of Defense's rescission of the 1994
Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment rule last year. All positions
currently closed to women are to be opened by January 2016 unless granted an
exception by the Defense Secretary.
Today's submarine force includes 72 nuclear-powered
submarines located among seven homeports in the Atlantic and Pacific regions.
The submarine force began integrating female officers into
ballistic-missile and guided-missile submarine crews in 2011. Many have since
earned submarine qualifications and completed a number of strategic deterrent
patrols and missions in multiple theaters of operation.
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