While as capable as their male counterparts, women bring something to the service which was missing before – their beauty. Even in uniform, covered in mud, and carrying a machine guns, these female warriors stand out. In this article, we are going to look at the 10 countries with the hottest women in the military.
10. United States
There have been women in the United States Army since the Revolutionary War, and women continue to serve in it today. As of fiscal year 2018, women are approximately 16.5 percent of the active duty force.
On October 26, 2016, ten women became the first female graduates from the United States Army’s Infantry Basic Officer Leader’s Course at Fort Benning, Georgia.
In 2017, eighteen women graduated from the United States Army’s first gender-integrated infantry basic training for enlisted soldiers. In 2019, Laura Yeager became the first woman to lead a US Army infantry division.
9. Czech Republic
For years, Czechoslovakian military regulations did not allow women in the military, and it was not until WWII that the enlistment of women into military service was permitted.
Czech women fought during WWII with distinction as medical personnel, phone operators, and anti-aircraft gun crews. Although women were incorporated into the Army peacetime structure during the post-Cold War period, their presence and importance was almost negligible.
It was not until the early 1980s, due to manpower shortages, and positive results concerning women’s military experiences, that the Army really became conducive to female membership.
From 8% of the total military personnel in 1984, the number of women serving in the military has tripled to 24% in 2000.
8. Polish
Army Women have taken part in the battles for independence against occupiers, and invaders since at least the time of the Napoleonic Wars. During the occupation by the Nazis, several thousand women took part in the resistance movement as members of the Home Army, and the People’s Army.
The Germans were forced to establish special prisoner-of-war camps after the Warsaw Rising in 1944, to accommodate over a thousand women prisoners.
On April 6, 2004, Poland passed a law that requires all women with college nursing or veterinary degrees to register for compulsory service. As of January 2020, there are 7465 female soldiers in active service.
Two active duty Polish women have achieved the rank of Colonel. Maria Wittek was the 1st Polish woman to reach the rank of General.
7. British
Army Women were first employed by the Royal Navy in 1696 when a handful were employed as nurses and laundresses on hospital ships. These roles were later eliminated.
During the Second World War, about 600,000 women served in the three British women’s auxiliary services. The 1991 Gulf War marked the first deployment of British women in combat operations since 1945.
In 2017, the Royal Air Force’s ground-fighting force became open to women for the first time, making the RAF as the first branch of the forces to open every role to female service personnel. In 2018, women became eligible to apply for all roles in the British forces.
6. Pakistan
Women have been taking part in Pakistani military since 1947, after the establishment of Pakistan. In 2006, the first women fighter pilots batch joined the combat aerial mission command of Pakistan Air Force and women in Pakistan Army have been trained in combat missions, particularly in sniper, airborne and infantry warfare.
The Pakistan Navy, however, prohibits women from serving in the combat branch. Rather they are appointed and serve in operations involving military logistics, staff and senior administrative offices, particularly in the regional and central headquarters.
5. Israel
Some women served in various positions in the IDF, including infantry, radio operators, and transport pilots in the 1948 war of independence, and the Suez Crisis in 1956.
A landmark high court appeal in 1994 forced the Air Force to accept women air cadets. In 2001, Israel’s first female combat pilot received her wings.
In 1999, the Caracal company was formed as a non segregated infantry company; this was later expanded into a battalion. Since then, further combat positions have opened to women, including Artillery, Field Intelligence, Search and Rescue, NBC, Border Patrol, K-9 Unit and anti-aircraft warfare.
4. France
In the 1800s, women in the French military were responsible for preparing meals for soldiers, and were called cantinières. During the Wars of the French Revolution, some women enlisted in the army, mainly in support roles.
The role of women in the French military grew in 1914 with the recruitment of women as medical personnel. In 1939, they were authorized to enlist with the armed service branches, and in 1972, their status evolved to share the same ranks as those of men. Today, women can serve in every position in the French military, including submarines and combat infantry.
3. Australia
All roles in the Australian Defence Force are open to women. The first women became involved with the Australian armed forces with the creation of the Army Nursing Service in 1899.
In 1998, Australia became the fourth nation in the world to allow women to serve on its submarines. On September 27, 2011, Defence Minister Stephen Smith announced that women will be allowed to serve in frontline combat roles by 2016. On the 30th of June 2017, women were found to make up 16.5% of the Australian Defence Force.
2. Russia
During World War I, heavy defeats led to the loss of millions of Russian Imperial soldiers. To psychologically energize morale, Alexander Kerensky ordered the creation of the Woman’s Death Battalion in May 1917.
After three months of fighting, the size of this all-female unit, fell from 2,000 to 250. In November 1917, the Bolsheviks dissolved the unit. The current tally of women in the Russian Army stands at around 115,000 to 160,000, representing 10% of Russia’s military strength.
1. Romania
Currently, female military personnel represent 3.99% of total Romanian Armed Forces – 38% are officers, and 62% are either NCOs or warrant officers. Of these, 32.5% female personnel are either staff officers or commanders.
THE Romanian army might not be able to boast the firepower of the world’s top military powers, but they have one secret weapon that’s a world beater — their beauty. And these are the 10 countries with the hottest women in military.
