It's not the casualty rate of female Navy personnel that concerns me, but rather the rate of sexual assault perpetrated on females in the service that would worry me. I couldn't find specific statistics regarding the rate of assault within Navy ranks, but I did find a list of important facts about sexual assault in the Navy from the Navy itself (admittedly, they do realize there is a problem with it in their ranks):
http://www.c7f.navy.mil/news/2007/january/17.htm
A disturbing observation from that site, and one I hope disturbs you:
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Victims are usually E-4 and below, female, and under the age of 22 who are serving their first tour and seeking to fit in.
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Furthermore, why is your girlfriend going into the service now? Why not go to college and join up with ROTC? That seems like a much better option.