Since the establishment of the Nigerian Defence Academy in 1964, few changes have been as transformative as when in 2011 under the leadership of President Goodluck Jonathan, the Academy was directed to adjust its all-male-officer structure to include female regular combatants and give females equal opportunity in the Nigerian military. And for the first time in the history of the country, females were admitted into the academy.
All over the world, through cultures and times, women have rarely been opportune to participate in war as combatants. However it has been recorded that when they have fought, women have performed exceptionally well. Perhaps this realization aided in the decision to include females, as the government has restated assuredly that the move will not in any way diminish the standards of the NDA, but rather build a strong, progressive and self sufficient armed force.
Two years on, after the first twenty female cadets that got the admission into the Academy, the number has presently increased to 56 new cadets who have taken on the reins of the chance afforded them and are soaring to great heights, proving that they are deserving of the opportunity. In 2012, the United States Government requested 6 cadets to be trained at WEST POINT, the prestigious US military academy. From the screening exercise conducted, 6 cadets emerged, amongst them two females, a testament to the ingenuity of the resolve to include female intakes into the NDA.
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