Parikkar rules out combat role of women in Army

[Juggernautjatt]

Pune, May 30

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has ruled out recruiting women for combat operations in armed forces due to apprehensions about their safety but said they would be encouraged to join other operational areas with their inclusion being stepped up in phases.

"No. Think of what can happen if a woman is taken as a prisoner in combat operation," he said, implying at possible atrocities they might suffer if held captive by enemy forces.

He, however, said except for combat role women will be encouraged to join other operational areas of the forces.

"This inclusion will be increased in phases," Parrikar said during a brief interaction with reporters on the sidelines of a passing out parade at the National Defence Academy (NDA) at Khadakwasla near here.

On shortage of officers in the forces, he said the deficit is being reduced and the gap currently stood at 7,000 as against 11,000 earlier.

Parrikar said the admission capacity of the Academy, the premier institute which trains future officers of the three wings of the Armed Forces, too will be enhanced from existing 1950 to 2400 in next two years.

On his arrival on the campus, Parrikar reviewed a smartly turned out parade of the passing out cadets on the sprawling premises and asked them to cultivate a "sound mind and sound body" to serve the country with an emphasis on moral and ethical values.

He awarded the President's gold medal to cadet A K Sinha.

The silver and bronze medals were bagged by cadets Nishant Philip and R S Bisht. PTI
Parikkar rules out combat role of women in Army

 

[Jf Thunder]

induct them in indirect combat like Artillery

 

[Koovie]

Not with the current training programs for women.

Women currently have low physical requirements for joining the Army.

 

[vk17]

They recruiting them, just to appease the liberals and show off we are empowering womens.

Such kind of recuitment pratices are rational for countries with less fighting capable male populations.

There is huge resentment in armed forces over fanatic recruitment of womens. Men are lying on border for years and hard area and never get chance to get peace posting in good cities as these posts are already galloped by huge number of women officer who cannot be sent to operational areas due to obvious reasons. Male officer's family had to stay in seperately in metro cities for sake of their children's education.

Most of the times women officers are huge liability of Commanding officer of Unit. He ensures they are always kept in protected environment and given task for which they don't have to stay in office after 6 pm in evening as per directive of government of India.

If you had to empower them, please recruitment them in medical, banking, teaching services not in forces for god sake.