The first group of female Saudi soldiers graduated from the Armed Forces Women’s Cadre Training Center on Wednesday, after completing 14 weeks of basic training that kicked off on April 30.
In his speech during the ceremony, Maj. Gen. Adel Al-Balawi, the head of the Armed Forces Education and Training Authority, said: “The center has an important mission, which focuses on providing excellent training programs and curricula and an ideal learning environment."
"It does so in line with international quality standards that meet the needs of female recruits. This aims to improve overall performance, which will help achieve the ministry’s objectives in the future," he added.
Chief of Staff Gen. Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili and Director of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Hamid Al-Omari also attended the ceremony, in addition to a number of senior officers.
Notably, the Kingdom made military recruitment available to women in February this year.
