It was an unusual job even for the Seabees, the U.S. Navy's construction forces trained to hold a hammer in one hand and a Beretta M9 in the other.
First, the team selected to build barracks high in the mountains of Afghanistan consisted of eight women, who are all stationed at Naval Base Ventura County. And second, the women completed the job far
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My SO works right outside of a training post that serves all the branches of the military - he says he's never seen a female Seabee!
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ETA: And I just looked the Seabee's up to see if there was an official gender ratio and found out their motto is "can do". My mom has been using that for all her internet accounts EVER. I feel like a horrible daughter now for not making the connection. D:
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How awesome that your mom was a Seabee! I always loved the name, as a kid - just made me smile. My dad was in the Navy so he talked about them sometimes.
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Requisite interservice rivalry aside, this is seriously awesome! :D
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WE BUILD, WE FIGHT.
/Seabee brat
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