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Meet the Hunter Troop: Norway’s tough-as-nails female soldiers

Meet the Hunter Troop: Norway’s tough-as-nails female soldiers – BBC News:

Conscription was extended to Norwegian women last year and they made up about 25% of the 8,000 youth recruited.

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