Why no female Blue Angels pilots?

[unhappycamper]

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/jun/07/blueangels-women-pilots-navy/?st



In "boys club" atmosphere, pilots choose who joins; Navy now reviewing process

Why no female Blue Angels pilots?
By Jeanette Steele
2:56 p.m.June 7, 2014

Even though Navy women have been flying fighter jets since 1994, no female has ever been chosen for the premiere job in naval aviation: Blue Angels performance pilot.

The issue was at the heart of an insider complaint that brought down a Coronado-based former Blue Angels leader last week over sexual harassment and may lead to reform in how the elite air-show unit chooses its members.

The scandal revealed a “boys club” atmosphere, where raunchy photos, sexual innuendo and even a huge penis painting were tolerated, and entry to the team is based in part on whether current members think you will fit in.

In fact, applying to the team is called “rushing,” like at college fraternities.

[Leme]

1. Why Blue Angels at all?

[Ed Suspicious]

2. Because I like them.

[flamin lib]

3. Yeah, why?

Women make better combat pilots because their upper body mass is, generally, lower than a man's. That allows them to tolerate g-forces better. This a case of physiology working in women's favor as opposed to upper body strength being advantageous to men.