Government OKs 2 More Platoons Of Female Paramilitaries
May 20 2010
The Thai Cabinet has authorized the creation of two more platoons of all-female rangers to support counterinsurgency operations in southern Thailand, reports the Bangkok Post.
The army is expected to recruit 188 women to form the 6th and 7th Ranger platoons, assigned to the 4th Army, which is responsible for security in the southern provinces, said a government spokesman.
The creation of the two platoons of the paramilitaries is expected to cost about US$1.5 million in the...
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