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Seems like the CAS was a little over-eager to make this announcement an "in-principle" green light is pretty meaningless especially if all aspects haven't been properly looked at.Training problems in having women fighter pilots: Parrikar | Zee News
New Delhi: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said there "can be operational and training problems" in inducting women fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force (IAF) even though he said he agreed to the move "in principle".
The comment comes after the IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, announced on Thursday that women will soon be inducted as fighter pilots.
"In principle we support this. Yes, there can be operational and training problems, but except for that, I see no reason why women should not participate," Parrikar said on the sidelines of the Territorial Army Day Parade.
He said work is on to formulate a policy in this regard.
"Why can't women be a part of it? The procedure to come out with a policy for this is going on. Many difficulties arrive and keeping that in mind we will announce a policy soon," he said.
The minister stressed that the government is against any gender discrimination.
However, he added: "If we take decisions without thinking then there can be serious implications... In principle, we are for inclusion of both the sexes. No gender discrimination should be there. Except when there are operational and training problems," he said.
According to sources, Parrikar will meet the three service chiefs - Air Chief Marshal Raha, army chief General Dalbir Singh and navy chief Admiral R.K. Dhowan - next week to discuss the issue.
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Seems like the CAS was a little over-eager to make this announcement an "in-principle" green light is pretty meaningless especially if all aspects haven't been properly looked at.
I'm aware of this sir and this is great. But if operational and training considerations (i.e. the practicalities of implementing this new policy) haven't actually been thought out for the fighter stream then the CAS's words were basically irrelevant. Potentially he is setting himself and his force up for a lot of scrutiny on this issue if this new policy doesn't move forward at the pace some would like.There are around 1,500 women in the Air Force, including 94 pilots and 14 navigators.
"We have women pilots flying transport aircraft and helicopters, we are now planning to induct them into the fighter stream to meet the aspirations of young women of India," said the air chief on the 83rd Air Force Day.
What do you mean bro?This is silly beyond measure.
What do you mean bro?
In the case of the Infantry, special forces and any other combat arm I would agree with you 100%.The Air Force will be weakened by this. There's no two ways around the biological, physiological, etc deficiencies that women have.
But fighter jets these days are highly advanced and highly intuitive to fly and are more about systems management than anything else which a woman would be just as good at as any man. As such the demands of flying are not enough to preclude female based purely on physical ability (IMO). The USAF has proven that there is little issue in having women in the fighter stream.
Well this is the crux of the issue and, to me, the answer is a definitive NO. The US's situation is getting out of control and WILL (actually, already is) detrimentally affect its combat capability across the board. There is talk of letting females in the Special Operations community in the US now which seems like an almost suicidal notion. Not a single female to date has passed though the USMC's officer school (as the bar has not been lowered) despite many trying now and that school is not even meant to be particularly demanding.The US can afford to throw money away on politically correct idiocy. Can India?
Finally a workable strategy as compared to mostly Shemale pilots of IAF proper female pilots can surely perform better and I feel for indian navy as well with its highest accidents record in word I guess shemales there can also be replaced by females .
And may be in some future war these female pilots can hold ground little longer compared to 65 where those shemales were clueless on how to counter PAF's onslaught.
No,not at all the case with Indian women. I don't know any thing about other countries. I a working in a psu & I know that. As per govt policy my compony recruited lot of women employees & most of them are siting idle in office AC rooms & enjoying the heavy salaries.I hope they do better job then there male colleagues (Avoid Crashing)