faceless: October 2012

Monday, October 15, 2012

INCREDIBLE #LADAKH - snapshots

INCREDIBLE LADAKH - image copyright-jaya bhargava mahajan

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INCREDIBLE LADAKH - image copyright-jaya bhargava mahajan

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INCREDIBLE LADAKH - image copyright-jaya bhargava mahajan

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INCREDIBLE LADAKH - image copyright-jaya bhargava mahajan

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INCREDIBLE LADAKH - image copyright-jaya bhargava mahajan

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Monday, October 8, 2012

#Women In Combat

Should women be deployed in active combat by the country's defence forces? Let's face it, the ultimate concern is what will happen if they become prisoners of war and are subjected to rape and torture? No-one really doubts their physical, technical or intellectual abilities to become soldiers on the battle-ground. But in the POW scenario, concerns remain.

As news filters in of the Indian Air Force, preparing two of its women pilots ( Flight Lieutenants Alka Shukla and M P Shumathi ) for combat roles, one can say 'It is high time'! These two ladies have been trained at the Yelahanka station in flying twin-engine Mi-8, a utility and medium-size assault helicopter.

Arguing the case for more inductions, it is worth pointing out that even with men who are taken POWs, the torture often includes sodomy and genital mutilation by the enemy. Is rape any worse? If a woman decides to become a soldier, respect her for her choice, for she will be more aware of the risks involved than all the nay-sayers.

As for the worst case scenario in a war, man or woman, let them be given the option of swallowing cyanide, rather than their pride in front of the enemy. But don't deny anyone the pleasure of serving this great nation....Kudos to the two ladies....

SOME FACTS:

1. SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_military

From the beginning of the 1970s, most Western armies began to admit women to serve active duty.^[2] Only some of them permit women to fill active combat roles, including Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Germany, Norway, Israel, Serbia, Sweden and Switzerland.

2. SOURCE: http://www.wrongplanet.net/postp4852317.html

In most of these countries however the percentage of women in the military is still small (ranging from 5-15%) and the number in combat positions very small (1-3%).

3. SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_combat

The United States allows women in most combat flying positions. Turkey uses female officers in combat flying (bombardment) missions over Northern Iraq and in ISAF patrol missions in Kabul, Afghanistan. Pakistan employs women in Air Force and has used female fighter pilots in search, monitoring and bombardment operations in her war against militancy. Pakistani female fighter pilots have also participated in international exercises and are currently deployed on supersonic F-7 fighter jets.

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