If women can’t lead men in wars, let there be all-women combat units, says Parrikar
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This is the strongest endorsement yet from the political setup when it comes to a more active involvement of women in the armed forces.
"In combat roles also there can be women. Why not have a complete women team, battalion of women. So the question of women officers leading a men's team, if there is question of initial resistance to it, can also be taken care of," the minister said while speaking at a FICCI event in New Delhi.
However, he acknowledging the fact that this idea, of women officers leading combat teams, is a sensitive issue within the armed forces, which is why it took the forces nearly four months to prepare a report on the subject, even after Parrikar had clearly given his instructions on the matter.
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Talking of his idea of deploying women officers on submarines, he said, "I don't understand why we can't place women on ships. At this stage I will not support a submarine operation be cause (of the way) submarines are designed. But ships can be modified and new ships can be designed to have facilities for women."
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