Everyone knows that women are equal to men in
strength and intelligence. It follows, therefore, that women can get training
for any profession which men can select.
Women are found fit for any kind of work. Thus
women work in mills, factories and mines. They become fitters, engineers,
air-hostesses and pilots. They also join the ranks of home-guards and police
force. In both these vocations women have to work hard and have to risk their
lives. Military training is one step further and women should take such
training.
Modern wars require millions of soldiers. Hence if
women take military training, enough soldiers will be available and there will
be no need of conscription. Even if we do not send women on the battlefield we
can keep them to guard the frontiers of our country in times of war. When women
take up this responsibility, more male soldiers can be sent on the battlefront.
Thus women soldiers will be extremely useful to the country’ in times of
emergency.
Some persons say that the fair sex is timid by
nature. And that even if women take military training, they will miserably fail
on the battlefield. But history furnishes many examples for the velour of women
warriors, Razia, Chand Bibi, Joan of Arc, Arabia Rani of Jhansi have become
immortal for their fiery zeal and velour on the battle-field. In the last world
war Russian women took an active part and saved their country from the German
invasion. Only recently omen of Azad Kashmir rendered meritorious services to their
motherland by joining armed forces.
Even from the point of civil life, women should
take military training. After receiving military training, women will be equal
to men in all respects. Hence there will be no inferiority complex in women.
Again military training will make women fearless and brave.
In times of riots a attacks etc. Such women will
behave in an orderly manner and will op chaos. Moreover the children of women
who have received military training will be brave and disciplined.
There are some who disfavour military training of
women. Women can take military training no doubt. But they cannot take part in
strenuous and risky military operations. They also argue that women have to
manage their homes and have to look after their children. They cannot ignore
these important duties and go to the battle-front. This argument is proper no
doubt, but it does not apply to unmarried women, who can safely join the army.
Some say that military training will change the temper of women and they will
become unfit as wives and mothers.
Circumstances are fast changing. Future wars will
be more disastrous than the past wars. Therefore women will have to shoulder
some of the responsibilities of men in time of war. Obviously then women should
take military training.