Military Begins Accepting Women For Some Enlisted Positions
January 22 2020
Saudi Arabia has launched its first military unit open to women, reports the Arab News (Riyadh).
In a speech on Sunday, Maj. Gen. Imad Al-Aidan, the head of admissions and enlistment, outlined the recruiting guidelines and bases where women troops will be stationed.
The move was first announced in October 2019.
The initiative allows women to serve as lance corporals, corporals, sergeants and staff sergeants in the land, air, naval, air defense, strategic missile and medical...
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