New Afghan female air force lieutenants arrive

[Sher Malang]

New Afghan female air force lieutenants arrive at the Thunder Lab

by Capt. Rob Leese
438th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

10/13/2010 - KABUL, Afghanistan (AFNS) -- Five newly commissioned Afghan female air force lieutenants reported to the Thunder Lab here Oct. 12 for training.

The Thunder Lab is an English language immersion program run by NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan officials to prepare future Afghan air force pilots while they await pilot training. The program includes a total immersion program in English, along with aviation and professional skill training.

"I am excited to be here ... it is my big wish, my big dream to join the air force," said 2nd Lt. Mary. "First, I want to be a good pilot, (and) after that, an engineer."

While at the Thunder Lab, female and male lieutenants compete on equal terms and train shoulder to shoulder with their advisors, while living in segregated living quarters.

"They were all extremely professional, motivated, and their English is fantastic," said Lt. Col. John Howard, the lead Thunder Lab advisor. "My sense is that these women will serve as an inspiration for other potential female officers, as well as keep the male lieutenants at the top of their game."

A typical day for the Thunder Lab students begins at 5:15 a.m. with physical fitness. After breakfast, students receive three hours of English or air force training. After lunch, they attend aviation English instruction, followed by military and professional training with an American mentor for two hours. Prayer time and dinner are followed by simulator and study time and an evening movie.

Before being assigned to the Afghan air force, the lieutenants graduated from a 20-week officer candidate school. During that time, they learned basic military skills, including leadership qualities, and trained to become Afghan National Security Force officers, instructed by U.S. and Afghan officers and NCOs.

Source:

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123226094

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[Sher Malang]

^I love you too for liking this thread.

[Sher Malang]

da kho tol chen japan de.

Tajik looks...lol

Nah, I guess there is a mixture.

[Feroza_Banu]

da kho tol chen japan de.

Tajik looks...lol

these chin japan looking people (hazaras) are extremely intelligent academacally and professionally... they are one of the top rankers in schools and university. not only smart but they are hard working people as well...

a wise person said:

a person who posses sharp brain and ability and willingness to work hard is a king in this world

a person with slow brain but ability and willingness to work hard is prince.

a person with a sharp brain with no desire to work hard is a begger!

hazaras are example of the first catagory... hence the current status of China and Japan in the word -pretty self explanatory isn't it?

A background check would be necessary , because I want to praise only Pakhtanas

Pashtanas are only allowed to say home, cook, clean , pop babies, clean baby poops, and go as far out of their room as their back yard.

don't expect many pashtanas in the airforce.

[Nokia_Apridy]

Pashtanas are only allowed to say home, cook, clean , pop babies, clean baby poops, and go as far out of their room as their back yard.

don't expect many pashtanas in the airforce.......

WAYE CHAY DA CHA DA BA KHPALA......Nor ba sa na lekam

Khu da ALLAH pak mannnnnnna chay MONG ya SOBIA KHAN khor

hem Yu Numwaray Pukhtana Rakray da...

[Sher Malang]

Guys, I didn't started the topic to bring on the tajik.. pashtoon etc.. issue, the title clearly says ' 'New Afghan female air force lieutenants arrive'.

Enough for the one who has brain!

[Nokia_Apridy]

Sher Malanga ta Pam kawa kna............

USA Kala da Waley di chay Sher malang Kha Pilot da pa USA ka .....

hasay Khpal QOOM sra Tokay di.......

[Fish]

Sher Malang..Thanks for the post, I have some videos to share regards to this great news.


YouTube - Female Afghan Officer Graduation Part 1
YouTube - Female Afghan Officer Graduation Part 2

[shehram]

Shamla war Khurasaani ta sabar ookai che hagha sa wayeee hahahahah

oos ba da shamla war pata lageee che sa farmayeee

[Fish]

A group of 29 women have become the first female officers to join the ranks of the Afghan National Army (ANA).

The women, from all of Afghanistan’s ethnic groups, completed a 20-week training programme at the ANA’s Officer Candidate School. A ceremony to mark their graduation from the course was held in Kabul on September 25.
To qualify for the programme, the women had to have completed 12th grade in school. During the programme, they initially had eight weeks of basic training followed by 12 weeks of logistics and finance training they will need to do their jobs. They were mentored by female soldiers from the US army.


There are currently about 300 women serving in the ANA. Senior army officials want to increase the number of women to about 10 per cent of an army that is expected to swell to about 300,000. Women are needed to conduct house and body searches, and deal with any women present during an operation.


A new facility is being constructed for women at the main Kabul Military Training Centre and the next women’s officer-candidate class is likely to be five times bigger than this one.



Haniffa, the class leader, said in an Army news release:
“We are the future of women in the Afghan army. If we want to, we can do anything.”

Another graduate, Jamila Amiri, a 29-year-old mother of five from Parwan province, told the LA Times: “This is one of my most happy days ever.”

[khushal]

these chin japan looking people (hazaras) are extremely intelligent academacally and professionally... they are one of the top rankers in schools and university. not only smart but they are hard working people as well...

a wise person said:

a person who posses sharp brain and ability and willingness to work hard is a king in this world

a person with slow brain but ability and willingness to work hard is prince.

a person with a sharp brain with no desire to work hard is a begger!

hazaras are example of the first catagory... hence the current status of China and Japan in the word -pretty self explanatory isn't it?



Pashtanas are only allowed to say home, cook, clean , pop babies, clean baby poops, and go as far out of their room as their back yard.

don't expect many pashtanas in the airforce.

Actually ethnicity has nothing to do with intelligence like you say, it has more to do with oppertunity. There are many pashtuna air force pilots in the pakistani military, more than panjabis and sindhi's and the first one was a pashtuna. But being an air force pilot has more to do with physical ability than intelect.

The kings are usually coniveing and lazy. Taking credit for everything when they have done nothing.

[Fish]

Dear Members,

I understand majority of the members on this forum are Pashtuns and I also understand many members here get offended when posts are related to non-Pashtuns. My request from those members are to stop turning everything into Pashtun this and Pashtun that and etc. Afghanistan is majority Pashtun country, but we also have other ethnic groups whom love Afghanistan and will give their life for the country. Whether the Army, Commanders, Head of State and etc are non-Pashtun it won't matter to most of us as long as they are defending Afghanistan and its people.

So my request is to stop generalizing everything and stop the hatred.

I don't know about other Afghan members of this forum, but I see myself as Pashtun, Tajik,Hazara, Uzbek, Turkmen and etc. I will defend each one of these groups because we are all Afghans. Period!!!!

Afghanistan's Army in the past had majority non-Pashtuns as it does today. The only difference is that in the past we head the Generals from Paktia, but today we have mixture of them. I would careless as long as they are doing their job and moving the country towards stability and prosperity.

[ComradePashtun]

Dagha gardi sahe khabaree dee kho.. this is also a legitimate concern that Pashtana pa urdu aw amniat kshe sam na represent sawi. Penza warra peethee peethee dee.

[Talal]

Kudos to the ladies and @ those who don't think Pashtun ladies aren't up for the job, Pakistan's first batch of female fighter pilots had many Pashtun girls in it.

[Fish]

If only The Tajiks,Uzbeks and them thought like you. I agree with everything you said. We must have competent people who respect both Pashto and Dari equally.


Your post inspired me Fish.

Dear PashtunQueen,

There are two types of group living in Afghanistan and outside of Afghanistan. One group is filled with hatred and racism and the other group is filled with unity, love, respect, and proudness.

Those that are filled with racism and hatred are small minority in Afghanistan. They see themselves as superior to any other race and believe the world should be controled by them.

Most of these people are refugees that had come to Afghanistan from the Northern Regions of Afghanistan which was historically known as "Bukhara." While their parents and grandparents had respect for the Afghan nation and their leaders their children are igniting hatred and racism inside and outside of Afghanistan.

Don't allow these individuals give you the wrong impression about the majority. Many non-Pashtuns speak Pashto as well and believe me when I say this today more speak Pashto than the past. In the past most of these people were forced, but today they are willingly learning Pashto.

Afghanistan is slowly moving to the right direction, but it will be painfully but it will happen Inshallah.

Also thanks for the great remark