The Burmese Army With It's Long History Of Human Rights Abuses Is Now 'Recruiting' Female Soldiers

Burmese Army Recruits Female Soldiers As It Struggles To Tackle Rebel Groups -- The Guardian

Poor human rights record of Burmese 'Tatmadaw' armed forces gives rise to concerns that women recruits will be abused

If you're a single female between the ages of 25 and 30, 1.6 metres (5ft 3in) or taller and weighing less than 59kg (130lbs), then the Tatmadaw – Burma's military – may be looking for you.

Once limited to working only as nurses in the military, Burmese women are now being actively recruited by the country's ministry of defence, according to an advert in the state-run Myanmar Ahlin newspaper, which stresses that successful candidates will be spared from serving on frontlines and instead be offered posts as second lieutenants.

A reviled entity now synonymous with human rights abuses and military coups, the Burmese army was once well respected for leading the country to independence from British colonial rule. Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's father, Aung San, was himself a general and is revered as the heroic "true father" of Burma.

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My Comment: The Burmese army has one of the worst human rights record in Asia .... I doubt that these "women recruits" will be treated with respect.