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[RandySF]

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[onecaliberal]

1. This is outstanding!

[burrowowl]

2. Good sailing!

[skydive forever]

3. Captain Janeway?

[calimary]

16. Women like this one make the Captain Janeways of the future possible.

Science FACT, not science fiction.

[iluvtennis]

4. Nice!!!

[GB_RN]

5. A Well Deserved Congrats

To Commander Farrell! Cheers!🥃

[LoisB]

6. We've come a long way, baby. Congratulations.

[FakeNoose]

7. Commander Billie J. Farrell

Thank you for your service!

[keithbvadu2]

8. Commanding an aircraft carrier... It's quite a path.

Commanding an aircraft carrier... It's quite a path.

[TheRickles]

10. She's actually commanding "Old Ironsides", the frigate built in 1797, docked in Boston Harbor.

So it's not quite an aircraft carrier, but still quite a path to get there!

[keithbvadu2]

11. Oops! I was thinking of the Abe Lincoln

https://www.kpbs.org/news/military/2022/01/05/san-diego-navy-captain-becomes-1st-woman-to-command-us-nuclear-carrier

[zipplewrath]

15. I would disagree with one thing

I don't think you have to be a naval aviator to command an aircraft carrier. Just like they send them to nuke school, but don't require them to spend time in a nuclear engine room, I think you could take a nuclear engineer, and with proper training about flight operations, teach them what they need to know about aircraft operations.

[keithbvadu2]

17. You have to be a Naval Aviator but not necessarily a pilot.

You have to be a Naval Aviator but not necessarily a pilot.

A rear seater can qualify.

10 U.S. Code § 8162 - Aviation commands: eligibility

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/8162

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https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-become-a-commanding-officer-of-an-aircraft-carrier

There was one exception in the Royal Navy

[Tommymac]

9. Now those are the Eyes of The Tiger. Godspeed Captain.

[MFM008]

12. About time

[Binkie The Clown]

13. What really makes me sad is that this is something noteworthy.

The best person for the job should get the job, and gender should not even be a consideration.

The good news is we are making real progress toward that ideal world. The bad news is that misogynists still exist in this world. The worse news is, they are all Republicans, and hold more power than they should be allowed to.

[panader0]

14. I'm sure she is more than qualified. Congrats to her.