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The female soldiers on parade<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Chief of Staff at the Presidency, Akosua Frema Osei Opare has appealed for the creation of a special female desk within the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), to see to exclusive female-relat"},"modified":"2019-08-14T16:15:07","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T16:15:07","slug":"female-soldiers-get-on-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/14\/female-soldiers-get-on-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"Female Soldiers Get On Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The female soldiers on parade<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Chief of Staff at the Presidency, Akosua Frema Osei Opare has appealed for the creation of a special female desk within the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), to see to exclusive female-related issue such as influencing policies.<\/p>\n

She spoke at a historic All-Female Parade held at the Abugah Square, Armoured Reconnaissance (RECCE) Regiment, at Burma Camp in Accra.<\/p>\n

The parade was the climax of a\u00a0week-long celebration of 60 years of female enlistment into the Ghana Armed Forces.<\/p>\n

\u201cDay in and day out, women are becoming aware of the need for them to join and remain in the mainstream of decision making, play lead executive roles and with that awareness, has emerged the realization that, through hard work and perseverance, gender stereotyping may become a thing of the past,\u201d Mrs Opare Osei stated.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Chief of Staff urged their male counterparts not to see the women\u2019s actions\u00a0to be competition for dominance, but rather as complementary to their male counterparts.<\/p>\n

The parade\u00a0had 22 officers and 203 soldiers of the Army, Navy and Air Force in 6 contingents.<\/p>\n

Also on parade were the colour party, the Regimental Band, Vehicle Display drivers and crew, Ambulance drivers and crew, Physical Training Instructors (PTIs) and Military Policewomen.<\/p>\n

Some female pilots displayed their flying skills.<\/p>\n

Awards were presented to retired and serving female military personnel who have distinguished themselves. Among them were: Col Faustina Cecilia Yebuah (rtd) \u2013 Former Deputy Director of Medical Services and 1st Female Colonel of GAF; Brigadier General (Brig Gen) Constance Ama Emefa Edjeani-Afenu \u2013 1st Female Commanding Officer (CO) of the Pay Regiment and 1st Female General of GAF and who was appointed as the Deputy Force Commander of the UN Mission in Western Sahara.<\/p>\n

Others include Navy Captain Faustina Boakyewaa Anokye Boakye \u2013 1st Female Director of Civilian Establishment, Wing Commander Selassi Agbenyefia \u2013 1st Female in West Africa to venture into helicopter piloting and 1st Female to ever Pilot in any UN Mission, Warrant Officer (WO1) Doris Enyonam Awittor \u2013 1st Woman to be awarded the Base Commander\u2019s Award.<\/p>\n

Others were Ex WO1 Owusuaa \u2013 1st Female to drive a heavy duty vehicle and backed by 30 years of meritorious service and WO2 Rosina Dogbatse \u2013 1st Female Armoured Vehicle driver.<\/p>\n

Dignitaries present at the parade included the Defence Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) for Bimbilla \u2013 Dominic Nitiwul, Deputy Defence Minister and MP for Nkoranza \u2013 Major Derek Oduro (rtd), the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) \u2013 Lieutenant General Obed Boamah Akwa, Chief of the Army Staff \u2013 Major General (Maj Gen) William Azure Ayamdo, Chief of the Naval Staff \u2013 Rear Admiral Seth Amoama and Chief of the Air Staff \u2013 Air Vice Marshall Frank Hanson.<\/p>\n

The rest were\u00a0the Chief of Staff at the General Headquarters (GHQ) \u2013 Maj Gen Thomas Oppong-Peprah, the Commandant, Military Academy Training Schools \u2013 Maj Gen William Omane-Agyekum, Commandant, Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College \u2013 Rear Admiral Moses Beick-Baffour and a female General of the Canadian Air Force and of the Elsie Initiative \u2013 Brig Gen Lise Bourgon.<\/p>\n

By Linda Tenyah Ayettey<\/strong><\/p>\n

(<\/strong>Lindatenyah@gmail.com)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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