After more than a year of being put through their paces, learning to scale buildings, defuse bombs and rescue hostages, India's first all-female commando team started work on Friday, breaking a traditionally male bastion. The 36 women underwent 15 months of rigorous training in weapons handling, counter-terrorism and Krav Maga, the military self-defence technique pioneered by Israel's security forces, to enter the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team.
After more than a year of being put through their paces, learning to scale buildings, defuse bombs and rescue hostages, India's first all-female commando team started work on Friday, breaking a traditionally male bastion. The 36 women underwent 15 months of rigorous training in weapons handling, counter-terrorism and Krav Maga, the military self-defence technique pioneered by Israel's security forces, to enter the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team.