{"id":22737,"date":"2017-08-16T14:36:26","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T14:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/08\/16\/despite-changes-13-navy-ratings-are-still-99-percent-men\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:20:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:20:40","slug":"despite-changes-13-navy-ratings-are-still-99-percent-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/08\/16\/despite-changes-13-navy-ratings-are-still-99-percent-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite changes, 13 Navy ratings are still 99 percent men"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=10592f04-6441-4323-a1cd-b55ba7314820\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A breakdown of women in Navy rates.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has been more than a year and a half since the military opened all jobs across the services to women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But for jobs in the Navy\u2019s special warfare community, including SEALs, getting women into the ranks of their elite career fields has been slow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To date, there is only one enlisted female in the accession pipeline to potentially become a special warfare combatant-craft crewman, or SWCC, according to Naval Special Warfare Command spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Mark Walton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether the woman makes it is unclear \u2014 the accession pipeline for the special warfare job involves months of standard Navy training before the candidate even enters the formal schooling and testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet the SEALs are not the only Navy job where the presence of women continues to be rare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy data shows there are 13 ratings where women make up less than 1 percent of sailors, including more physical, combat-oriented jobs like navy diver and explosive ordnance disposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"574\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LessOnePercentWomen-03.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LessOnePercentWomen-03.jpg.jpg 715w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LessOnePercentWomen-03.jpg.jpg?resize=300,241 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Women make up less than one percent of these ratings (graphic by Devan Feeney\/Staff).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It remains unclear precisely why women are not moving toward such jobs in greater numbers after the Pentagon eliminated all formal gender restrictions across the force last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part of it could come down to culture. Throughout Navy history, female sailors blazing a new trail have faced pushback entering previously all-male jobs, as was the case with assignments to surface warships or becoming pilots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And while Navy leaders seek to expand the number of women in the ranks, female sailors in some ratings say their gender has hindered their advancement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, about 19 percent of the enlisted fleet \u2014 roughly 50,500 sailors \u2014 are women, and the sea service wants to increase that presence to 24 percent by 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Personnel data shows women comprise the majority in only one rating: Legalman, where they make up 63 percent of the field\u2019s 495 sailors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women make up 45 percent of the Navy counselor rating, and 37 percent of interpreters and yeoman, according to personnel data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also comprise about 33 percent of personnel specialists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"575\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MostFemaleSailors-02.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MostFemaleSailors-02.jpg.jpg 396w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MostFemaleSailors-02.jpg.jpg?resize=207,300 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">10 ratings with the most female sailors, as of July (graphic by Devan Feeney\/Staff).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy officials concede that some jobs may remain nearly all-male.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHistory tells us that, though the opportunity is there to take those tough jobs, most women choose to serve elsewhere,\u201d said a Navy personal official familiar with efforts to recruit and retain more women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not all physical, combat-related Navy jobs remain completely devoid of women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since all gender restrictions were lifted in January 2016, at least 36 women have qualified in a variety of riverine enlisted classifications, according to Navy officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet those ambitious enlisted women sailors say their advancement opportunities are limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mineman 1st Class Rebecca Cross enlisted 17 years ago and has resigned herself to the fact she will likely retire as a first class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe upward mobility just isn\u2019t there,\u201d Cross told Navy Times. \u201cWe haven\u2019t had a female mineman make chief in over four years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cross wants to go to sea, and knows she needs to go to sea to be competitive as she nears the senior enlisted realm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But women in the Navy face a lack of berthing, Cross said, and their careers suffer for it because that makes it harder to land the sea tours they need to move up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t want to be given anything different than men,\u201d she said. \u201cI just want opportunity that is equal to what the men have\u2026 I can compete with them if I am given the same opportunity to qualify in career-enhancing billets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shortage of racks is a reality the Navy concedes on its \u201cWomen on Ships\u201d website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRack allocation is based on the total number of women currently assigned for pay grades E6 and below or E7 and above,\u201d according to the site. \u201cSo, there might be a time in your career that the detailer will tell you that they have no ships or there are no open racks on their requisitions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy data shows women like Cross leave the sea service as the ranks advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women make up a quarter of sailors in the E-1 through E-3 ranks, according to Defense Manpower data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the percentage of women in the ranks drops to 18 percent at the mid-level E-4 to E-6 levels and shrinks to less than 7 percent at master chief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Career fields with few women may offer less opportunity for mentorship, and job demands might require more deployments or time at sea. Such aspects make jobs less family friendly, an issue the Navy believes is a top concern for women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"603\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhereWomenAre_web-01.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhereWomenAre_web-01.jpg.jpg 800w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhereWomenAre_web-01.jpg.jpg?resize=300,226 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhereWomenAre_web-01.jpg.jpg?resize=768,579 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">There is over- and under-representation of women in certain ratings across the Navy (graphic by Devan Feeney\/Staff).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe just don\u2019t retain as many women as we\u2019d like after the first or second enlistment,\u201d the Navy personnel official said. \u201cWe lose them at a higher rate than men and it\u2019s something we\u2019ve studied and are making progress at fixing, though not as fast as we\u2019d like.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>HARD TO BE FIRST<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman training this summer with sights set on career as a SWCC was not identified by Naval Special Warfare Command officials due to \u201coperational security realities,\u201d Walton said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the commissioned side, one female Naval Academy midshipman who entered the accession pipeline to become a SEAL, a journey in which countless men have failed over the years, has opted out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retired Navy Capt. Lory Manning, now director of the Service Women\u2019s Action Network, said it may be too early to glean any firm takeaways from the lack of women entering the pipelines to special warfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Culture, physical standards and the enormous reality of being first might explain the lack of women so far, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pioneering women who led the way into a variety of Navy jobs over the past decades have faced pressures and seen their careers impacted by old biases, Manning said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t know that a lot of 19-year-olds realize that, but it\u2019s very scary to go first,\u201d she said. \u201cThere are real dangers there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adding to that is the daunting physical standards, Manning said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen I was in the Navy, I knew a lot of men who couldn\u2019t get through BUD\/S,\u201d she said of the grueling Basic Underwater Demolition\/SEAL training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How welcoming the special warfare community will be to those female brethren who can physically hang remains to be seen, Manning said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While some Navy watchers have warned that integration of the SEAL ranks will be impossible, Manning pointed out that SEALs have operated with female linguists and intelligence experts for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe culture may turn out to be more welcoming than some people think,\u201d she said. \u201cIt has to be watched.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instructor subjectivity and potential bias, either for or against a female candidate, in such intense training programs will also need to be tracked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Training in areas like small-unit tactics involves instructors making subjective judgements as to the leadership fitness of a candidate, Manning said, and those conducting the training must be aware of gender influencing their assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat\u2019s my idea of a combat leader, if I\u2019m doing the judging,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s got to be looked at not just from, are they meeting the physical standard, but are those evaluating them fairly evaluating them?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even after the Pentagon opened up all military jobs to women, female sailors remain noticeably absent from more than a dozen Navy career fields.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":48525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":65,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":{"2":{"categories":["your-military","news"],"primary_category":"your-military"}}},"categories":[101,12,26,65],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3355,3087],"class_list":["post-22737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-news","category-newsletters","category-your-navy"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"3DKG2IZMXNHDTE2SPZBSGNIPCE","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/08\/16\/despite-changes-13-navy-ratings-are-still-99-percent-men\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - 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