- The course was focused on gaining field skills and security sciences.
- During the graduation ceremony, they demonstrated the military skills they learned.
- Saudi Arabia has vigorously pursued a drive to empower women.
According to the Saudi official news, 211 Saudi female conscripts have graduated after completing a basic individual training course at a prison facility.
The course, which focused on gaining field skills and security sciences, was held at the Women’s Capacity Training and Development Centre, which is affiliated with the General Directorate for Prisons, according to the agency.
The conscripts staged a parade at their graduation ceremony to demonstrate the military skills they learned during their training. The parade also included a shooting demonstration.
The ceremony was presided over by Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud, and it was attended by representatives from various government sectors as well as the graduates’ families.
In 2019, the kingdom announced that women would be allowed to serve in the army.
Earlier this month, 255 other Saudi women graduated from a women’s army training institute, where they were prepared to join special forces in diplomatic and Hajj security.
Saudi Arabia has vigorously pursued a drive to empower women from various walks of life in recent years as part of dramatic changes in the kingdom.
According to Saud Minister of Human Resources Ahmed Al Rajhi, women accounted for 37% of the kingdom’s overall labor market last year.
For the first time in its history, the kingdom allowed women to drive in 2018, breaking a decades-long ban.
In another step toward women’s empowerment, Saudi Arabia allowed women to travel without the approval of a male guard and to apply for a passport, easing long-standing restrictions.
Two female ambassadors were among the 11 Saudi envoys who took the oath of office this month before King Salman bin Abdulaziz.
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