Editing Navy (section)

=== Personnel ===
Despite their acceptance in many areas of naval service, [[Women in the military|female sailors]] were not permitted to serve on board U.S. submarines until the U.S. Navy lifted the ban in April 2010.<ref>{{cite web |date=1 June 2010 |title=The Associated Press: Biden notes big year, sub service for Navy women |url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iIMxaTQ7lpX-Ow6grVziJ7ZKeNpQD9FVUPKG3 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601135420/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iIMxaTQ7lpX-Ow6grVziJ7ZKeNpQD9FVUPKG3 |archive-date=1 June 2010}}</ref> The major reasons historically cited by the U.S. Navy were the extended duty tours and close conditions which afford almost no privacy. The United Kingdom's Royal Navy has had similar restrictions. Australia, Canada, Norway, and Spain previously opened submarine service to women sailors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nato.int/docu/review/2001/0102-09.htm|title=NATO Review – Vol. 49 – No 2 – Summer 2001|website=NATO |access-date=22 March 2021|archive-date=28 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428215258/https://www.nato.int/docu/review/2001/0102-09.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>