(Israel) The Caracal Battalion is an infantry unit of the Israel Defense Forces, composed of both sexes of both Jewish and Arab descent. Named after the caracal, a small cat whose sexes are very similar. As of 2009, approximately 70% of the battalion was female.
Prior to the battalion's formation in 2000, women were barred from serving in direct combat. The unit has since been tasked with patrolling the Israeli-Egyptian border. It took part in Israel's unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in the summer of 2005.
New recruits in the battalion are issued the Israeli-made Tavor assault rifle. Recruits partake in a four-month basic training period. Soldiers specialize in various weapons, including machine guns, advanced weaponry, grenades, and mortars.
All female soldiers who join the battalion are required to sign up for a third year of military service, the same as their male counterparts:
Prior to the battalion's formation in 2000, women were barred from serving in direct combat. The unit has since been tasked with patrolling the Israeli-Egyptian border. It took part in Israel's unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in the summer of 2005.
New recruits in the battalion are issued the Israeli-made Tavor assault rifle. Recruits partake in a four-month basic training period. Soldiers specialize in various weapons, including machine guns, advanced weaponry, grenades, and mortars.
All female soldiers who join the battalion are required to sign up for a third year of military service, the same as their male counterparts:
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It appears that these females are much more deadly than the males they hopefully will never have to meet.