The IDF has an all-female reserve unit.
“Over the years, we had quite a few female instructors who served here and constituted the basis in all matters related to preparing troops for a variety of actions,” one officer at the base told Ynet. “We always used to call up some of the females for a short reserve stint, but this was never organized under one roof.”
“The IDF instructors deal with a variety of areas, including shooting practice, mortars, and various aspects related to infantry and armored corps forces,” he said. “We realized we needed to set up an orderly unit so we can always call up the required instructors and not undermine regular training sessions.”
“We certainly see the girls are motivated,” the officer said.
Sigh. Girls. I understand Israel has a sexism problem. Go read the talkbacks to the article, and you’ll see.
There’s also a video. Now if I were working for the IDF PR team, I’d subitle it in English and send it around the web.
I’ll betcha any one of these women could take on David Duke with one hand tied behind her back.
This sounds more like a translation problem than sexism. I do not think that the officers understands how it sounds to American ears. Speaking of male soldiers would probably have come out boys
Babes with guns, gotta love that! :)