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Winds of change : Saudi Arabian women to be allowed to join the Army



Saudi women have until Thursday to apply for positions with the rank of soldier in the provinces of Riyadh, Mecca, al-Qassim and Medina

Saudi Arabia has for the first time ever opened applications for women to join its military.

However, the roles do not appear to involve combat, but will instead give women the opportunity to work in security.

A list of 12 requirements states that hopefuls must be Saudi citizens, aged between 25 and 35, and have a high-school diploma.

The women and their male guardians - usually a husband, father, brother or son - must also have a place of residence in the same province as the job's location.



The decision to recruit female soldiers is one of many reforms enhancing women's rights introduced in recent months in the conservative Muslim kingdom.

King Salman decreed that women will be permitted to drive from June, while women spectators were allowed to attend football matches from last month.


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