Posted on 07/03/2021 3:07:24 PM PDT by dynachrome
Ukraine's defence ministry caused outrage on Friday after it published pictures of female soldiers rehearsing for an upcoming military parade wearing high heels.
In the pictures, the female students of a military college are seen wearing military fatigues and black heeled shoes, which even the cadets themselves admit are impractical.
"Today we are training in high heels for the first time. It is a little more difficult than in combat boots but we are doing our best," Ivanna Medvid told ArmiaInform, the news agency of the ministry.
The images sparked anger online in Ukraine and protests in the country' parliament,
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“Ilsa, She-wolf of the SS”?
First time I saw that movie was in the Mercury Theater in downtown Deetroit when I was in college. The seats were full of black families with their children, Go figure. Dyanne Thorne was magnificent.
I’ll be rooting for Denmark next Wednesday when they face England.
Ukraine girls really knock me out,
They leave the west behind...
Wasn’t that the end of Stalag 13?
Lol
As a woman veteran, I can’t count the number of times I’ve marched in dress uniform with a skirt and heels.
I did not know that. I believe it is no problem off duty, but when in uniform, you are ready/near ready to fight and high heels of any sort are not part of that. Sneakers, either.
Lots of guys volunteering to guard the barracks I bet.
And what did their fathers do to defend them? Protests? “Stop vilifying our sons” rallies? Anything?
6th from left will bust balls.
These are the equivalent of ROTC students not regular troops.
Women’s dress uniforms require heels. At lease they used to. Everyday work uniforms have pants and flat shoes/boots.
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