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Women Personnel Being Appointed As Onboard Warships: Centre In Lok Sabha
The Indian government announces the appointment of women in combat roles, grants permanent commission, introduces a 'green channel policy' for military procurement, establishes defence industrial corridors, and emphasizes technology transfer initiati
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20 Afghan Soldiers, All Of Them Women, In India For Training
A group of 20 women from Afghanistan, who are serving in combat role in the army, are here for a military training programme, the first such exercise which has enthused their peers in India who too are keen to serve on the frontline.
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Israel Says Record Number Of Women In Army Combat Units
Israel's army said on Sunday that the number of women serving in its combat units had reached a record level this year as it seeks to further boost such participation.
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UK Lifts Ban On Women In Military Combat Roles
A ban on women serving in close combat roles in the British military was lifted on Friday, with Prime Minister David Cameron calling it a major step that would ensure the armed forces can make the most of all their talent.
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US To Open All Combat Roles For Women in the New Year
In a historic move knocking down gender barriers, the US military has decided to open all combat roles to women starting January, 2016.
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Pentagon Opens All Combat Roles to Women
In a historic transformation of the U.S. military, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday that the Pentagon will open all combat jobs to women.
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All US Military Positions to Open to Women, 'No Exceptions': Pentagon Chief
The US military will open up all its positions -- including frontline combat roles -- to women, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced on Thursday in a sweeping move that ends centuries of tradition.
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Female Combat Roles in Focus as First Women Become US Rangers
With the first female soldiers about to make history as elite Rangers, the US Army is in the process of making official what began in the field long ago.
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Barack Obama says Boy Scouts should allow gays as members
President Barack Obama said on Sunday that gays should be allowed in the Boy Scouts and women should be allowed in military combat roles, weighing in on two storied American institutions facing proposals to end long-held exclusions.
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US to lift ban on women in front-line combat jobs
The U.S. military will formally end its ban on women serving in front-line combat roles, officials said on Wednesday, in a move that could open thousands of fighting jobs to female service members.
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Australian women to take frontline military roles
Australia will remove all gender barriers in its military over the next five years, opening up positions that had previously been considered too dangerous for women, including frontline combat roles, a minister said on Tuesday.
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Women Personnel Being Appointed As Onboard Warships: Centre In Lok Sabha
The Indian government announces the appointment of women in combat roles, grants permanent commission, introduces a 'green channel policy' for military procurement, establishes defence industrial corridors, and emphasizes technology transfer initiati
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20 Afghan Soldiers, All Of Them Women, In India For Training
A group of 20 women from Afghanistan, who are serving in combat role in the army, are here for a military training programme, the first such exercise which has enthused their peers in India who too are keen to serve on the frontline.
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Israel Says Record Number Of Women In Army Combat Units
Israel's army said on Sunday that the number of women serving in its combat units had reached a record level this year as it seeks to further boost such participation.
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UK Lifts Ban On Women In Military Combat Roles
A ban on women serving in close combat roles in the British military was lifted on Friday, with Prime Minister David Cameron calling it a major step that would ensure the armed forces can make the most of all their talent.
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US To Open All Combat Roles For Women in the New Year
In a historic move knocking down gender barriers, the US military has decided to open all combat roles to women starting January, 2016.
-
Pentagon Opens All Combat Roles to Women
In a historic transformation of the U.S. military, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday that the Pentagon will open all combat jobs to women.
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All US Military Positions to Open to Women, 'No Exceptions': Pentagon Chief
The US military will open up all its positions -- including frontline combat roles -- to women, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced on Thursday in a sweeping move that ends centuries of tradition.
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Female Combat Roles in Focus as First Women Become US Rangers
With the first female soldiers about to make history as elite Rangers, the US Army is in the process of making official what began in the field long ago.
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Barack Obama says Boy Scouts should allow gays as members
President Barack Obama said on Sunday that gays should be allowed in the Boy Scouts and women should be allowed in military combat roles, weighing in on two storied American institutions facing proposals to end long-held exclusions.
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US to lift ban on women in front-line combat jobs
The U.S. military will formally end its ban on women serving in front-line combat roles, officials said on Wednesday, in a move that could open thousands of fighting jobs to female service members.
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Australian women to take frontline military roles
Australia will remove all gender barriers in its military over the next five years, opening up positions that had previously been considered too dangerous for women, including frontline combat roles, a minister said on Tuesday.
