New Jersey’s commanding officer Cmdr. Steve Halle said during a ceremony at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Middletown, New Jersey to mark the commissioning, "You operate the most complex platform on the planet and you continuously strive for excellence. I’m amazed and humbled at what we have accomplished. Our superior professionalism is enhanced by our crew integration and our diversity. We have exceeded expectations at every turn and overcome every obstacle set before us," Fox News reported.

The ensuing rape allegations and pregnancies beg to differ.

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.

Our “equals” require steps to climb a coffin rack, go figure.

Gaucher said that in the past five years, the number of female officers and enlisted sailors in the submarine force has doubled and tripled, respectively. As of August, 730 women were assigned to operational submarines. This comes after the Navy ended a ban on women serving aboard submarines.

No, it came about as a recruiting and bonus incentive campaign.