People's Daily Online said:In the photo, four of China’s female fighter pilots of the Bayi Aerobatic Team back walking, back on the ground after training. These four female fighter pilots, who flew over Tiananmen Square in the parade to celebrate China's 60th National Day, then left China to take part in Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition on March 11. 2015.
China's first female special troops join Xinjiang border guards. The Snow Eagle troops are trained in urban warfare that involves house-to-house fighting at an army base in Xinjiang on March 12, 2015. (Photo: Xinhua/Zhao Ge)
Hehehe...for you Equation. I know you will like this post.
Don't forget the nice South Korean ladiesYou're too kind Jeff! Thanks!
Female recruits practice military skills during a camp drill in Shunyi district of Beijing on December 9, 2014. A total of 3,000 new recruits, 37 of whom are female joined in the drill
Zhang Liu takes part in a drilling in the jungle at the border area near Myanmar in Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 24, 2015. Born in 1995, Zhang Liu became an anti-drug soldier in border checkpoint of Mukang in 2013. Grown up in an affluent family in central China's Hunan Province, Zhang said that being a soldier had always been her dream, which drove her to join the army after graduating from high school. Being a front line anti-drug force, the border checkpoint of Mukang has captured about 100 kilograms of drugs since the beginning of this year. Standing the same work force and pressure as the male soldiers, Zhang never complaint but felt proud of her work. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang)
Zhang Liu (L) and her comrade prepare to weigh drugs they captured at border checkpoint of Mukang in Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 24, 2015.
Zhang Liu watches videos on the internet at the border checkpoint of Mukang in Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 24, 2015.
Zhang Liu takes part in a drilling in the jungle at the border area near Myanmar in Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 24, 2015.
Zhang Liu (front) and her comrades march in formation at the gate of the border checkpoint of Mukang in Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 24, 2015.
Female soldiers enjoy the scenery on the deck of Frigate Jingzhou. [Mod.gov.cn]
Female soldiers learn to use special equipment. [Mod.gov.cn]
Wang Xiaoyuan, 22, is a health worker on Frigate Jingzhou. Inspired by her late grandfather who fought in the Korean War, Wang joined the navy after graduating from university in September of 2014. She is also an acting captain of female soldiers and an announcer at the broadcasting station on Frigate Jingzhou. [Mod.gov.cn]
Guo Yuan, 20, is on duty. Guo chose to suspend her college study and join the navy in 2015. She is now a soldier in the command and control system of the frigate. She believes that “life is about nothing but constant self-challenge.” [Mod.gov.cn]
Lyu Gege, 22, refines her article. Lyu suspended her study at Beijing Jiaotong University and became a telegraphist in the navy in 2015. She never shed a tear during the harsh training and never suffered seasickness. She likes writing and her articles are often published by the broadcasting station on Frigate Jingzhou. [Mod.gov.cn]
Wow!! I did not realize this thread was so dead....I may update it later
In case some of you did not know everyone in the PLA, PLAN, PLAAF is called a SOLDIER
Just for fun, in case anyone wonders sextant's Chinese name, it is called "六分仪", literally "six division instrument".In case anyone is wondering those are call sextants. It's use to plot navigational position on ships.