Japan to get its 1st female paratrooper

Japan will soon get its first female paratrooper, a 31-year-old woman who formally finished training on Wednesday and is set to join the Ground Self-Defense Force's 1st Airborne Brigade.Sgt. Reina Hashiba took part in a completion ceremony at Camp Narashino in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, along with about 100 male members and will be assigned to the GSDF's sole airborne brigade, which is based at the camp, on March 16, according to the GSDF."I think there will be more female members who seek to join," said Hashiba, adding she will work hard in the elite paratrooper unit.Members of the u…READ FULL ARTICLE