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January 2, 2004       Share:    

Source: http://washingtontimes.com/world/20031230-112834-9968r.htm

A Promotion for Israel's Female Soldiers

(Washington Times) Joshua Mitnick -For the past three years, female ground troops from Israel's Carcal company have patrolled the quiet desert borders with Jordan and Egypt, freeing up their male counterparts for duty in more dangerous areas. Now the military is appointing its first female company commander. Carcal company, whose name is Hebrew for wildcat, has a 2-1 ratio for women to men and requires women to sign on for an extra year of service. The four-month boot camp includes training in urban warfare and 20-mile stretcher marches, a regimen based on other infantry brigades.

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