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Royal Thai Airforce Starts Accepting Women Pilots
BANGKOK – Eight women have so far applied for pilot positions with the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), which began accepting women pilots for the first time this year.
RTAF Commander ACM Treetod Sonjance revealed that the application process began last Monday. This marks the first time in the Air Force’s history that it is recruiting women pilots. The RTAF has allotted five positions for women this year and plans to maintain this quota in 2017 and 2018.
Suwattana, who is from the Pattani province of southern Thailand, said her father’s death during an insurgency attack in 2005 had inspired her to join the military. She found herself taking part in an air force youth program two years after the tragic loss and found herself fascinated by the aircraft featured at the air force’s museum.