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Regarding the article, “Sailor’s `cramps’ blessing in disguise” (Jan. 22), you reported that a baby boy was born aboard the USS Yellowstone, believed to be the first birth of a baby on a U.S. Navy ship.
I was one of the first female officers to be stationed aboard the USS Samuel Gompers in 1980. In September 1982, a female sailor gave birth to a baby boy on board the ship. We were deployed to the Western Pacific and, thankfully, the ship was in port at Subic Bay Naval Station in the Philippines.
I guess the Navy is a little less than anxious to report on these occurrences, especially in view of the current push to integrate women into all aspects of naval operations.
