Woman step a little closer to combat in army

January 14, 2014 16:09

Woman officers in the Indian Army will command artillery batteries, lead sappers to lay or clear minefields and fly helicopters into hostile territory if a proposal to be made by the chief, Gen. Bikram Singh, later this week is accepted.

This takes women closer to being drafted for combat but strictly in the arena of indirect, or distanced, fighting. Sappers, for instance, are soldiers who support the infantry by performing tasks such as building roads and bridges.

This means the military top brass will still not consider lady officers for service in the infantry, mechanised infantry, special forces or armoured regiments. Read more

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