British Army Tank Crews Will Include Women in 2017

June 28, 2017

November 6, 2016:  British women will operate tanks for the first time in 2017 and could make up a quarter of next year's army intake. Read the article:  Women Soldiers Will Join Armed Forces Tank Crews for the First Time in 2017  (The Sun)

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