IDF Seeks to Bring More Women Into Combat Roles; Possibly Tank Division
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by Joshua Levitt
Israel Defense Forces tanks on the move. Photo: IDF.
The Israel Defense Force is seeking to increase the number of women in combat divisions, and may open its Armored Tank Corps to female soldiers, Israel’s Channel 2 reported, citing an officer involved in the changes.
Israel Defense Forces tanks on the move. Photo: IDF.
The first move the IDF made to increase the number of women in combat divisions was to eliminate a running requirement, which they learned had been intimidating many female recruits. A decision to post women to the tanks units has yet to be made, the officer said.
An IDF spokesman was unable to comment.
