2 female pilots,1 female combat navigator complete IAF training

Two female pilots and one female combat navigator have successfully completed the IAF flight training, and will participate in a graduation ceremony on Thursday, which will be attended by President Shimon Peres, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and IDF commanders.

An IDF spokesperson said that a fifth of the flight training graduates finish a year of community service before enlisting, and that the percentage of graduates that come from the south of Israel has significantly risen recently. (Ynet)