{"id":134246,"date":"2022-12-02T07:15:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T12:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=134246"},"modified":"2022-12-01T11:26:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T16:26:51","slug":"first-woman-to-serve-as-submarine-xo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=134246","title":{"rendered":"First woman to serve as submarine XO"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lieutenant Commander Amber Cowan poses for a photo at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor. (Brian G. Reynolds\/U.S. Navy)<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lieutenant Commander Amber Cowan is serving as the first female executive officer onboard a US Submarine. She joined the Navy in 2010 hoping to get into aviation. However, her eyesight did not qualify her for that field, so she opted to serve on submarines. She sees the submarine community as a challenging community, one that relies on teamwork for success.<\/p>\n

From the Military Times:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A woman is serving as the executive officer of a submarine for the first time \u2014 just over 10 years after the Silent Service opened to women.<\/p>\n

Lt. Cmdr. Amber Cowan, who joined the Navy in 2010, reported for duty to the ballistic missile submarine Kentucky, based out of Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Washington, as its executive officer Nov. 12.<\/p>\n

Although Cowan, a Colorado Springs, Colorado native, planned to become an aviator after graduating from the University of Washington, her eyesight prevented her from pursuing that ambition. It prompted her to attend Nuclear Power School to become a submarine officer, which was barred to female officers until 2011.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s 2022 and women are still doing the \u2018first\u2019 of things?\u201d Cowan said, according to a Navy news release.<\/p>\n

She first served aboard the ballistic missile submarine Maine, working as the main propulsion assistant, damage control assistant and tactical systems officer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started in the engine room, which is where we build our foundation,\u201d Cowan said. \u201cIt teaches officers to trust their enlisted counterparts and also have ownership of and in a watch team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cowan was subsequently assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine Texas as the engineering officer, U.S. Submarine Forces Pacific Fleet, as the force radiological controls officer. She said her experience in these roles has taught her that all submarine platforms require exceptional teamwork to succeed.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of submarining is communicating with others and understanding the people-to-people dynamic in a stressful environment,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Her advice for anyone considering joining the submarine force?<\/p>\n

\u201cI, we, need smart talented people like you. If you are good with team success, the submarine force is for you as well. It\u2019s going to challenge you in ways you won\u2019t find anywhere else on the planet,\u201d Cowan said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Military Times has additional information<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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