Kuwait issues decision allowing women to join army

SANAA, Oct. 11 (YPA) – Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah, would issue a decision regarding the approval of women’s entry into the Kuwaiti army as a member of the armed forces.

“The upcoming decision aims to allow Kuwaiti women to join the military service alongside their male brothers from the protectors of the homeland and to defend its soil as officers and non-commissioned officers through their work in the support services sectors of the Ministry of Defense, such as medical services and other departments,” according to Kuwaiti media outlets.

Additionally, the goal of the decision is to benefit from the energies and potentials of women in the service of the Kuwaiti army.

The sources stressed that “the first batch, which is expected to be accepted, ranging from 100 to 150 female citizens, who will be nominated for a course for officers and the rankers.

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