HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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women could enlist in the military but in noncombat roles
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women were not allowed to enlist in the military but played an important role on the home front by working in factories
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women were drafted into the military in combat roles
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Legislation formally allowing women into the military was passed in 1948 (even though tens of thousands had served in both world wars, and women like Harriet Tubman and Mary Walker had served in the Civil War as nurses, spies, and even soldiers disguised as men).
Detailed explanation-2: -All branches of the Indian Armed Forces have women in combat roles. Women are allowed in combat services and supervisory roles (as officers). The Indian Air Force had 13.09% (2018) and 8.50% (2014) women; the Indian Navy 6% (2018) and 3% (2014); the Indian Army 3.80% (2018) and 3% (2014).
Detailed explanation-3: -Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs)/Other Ranks (OR). The induction of women has commenced from 2020. The first batch of 100 women in Other Ranks passed out in first week of May 2021, after completion of 61 weeks of training. Another 100 women soldiers have been inducted through the Agnipath Scheme.
Detailed explanation-4: -Semper Paratus is Latin for always ready. In June 1948 President Harry S. Truman signed the Women’s Armed Service Integration Act allowing women to receive regular permanent status in the armed forces, which by then included the Air Force.