After the Chief of Staff's Brake and the U-Turn: The Pilot Program for Training Female Combat Soldiers is Stuck
After the IDF stopped the previous experiment to integrate women as infantry combat soldiers specializing in operational driving, it was decided to open a new pilot in November.. Just 4 months before the set date…
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A pilot program to train female combat soldiers in operational driving is stalled just four months before its planned November launch. The military previously halted an earlier experiment integrating women into infantry roles. Candidates who have been training for years now wait in limbo, uncertain whether the program will materialize. The delay raises questions about the military's commitment to expanding women's combat roles.