Liberia: Armed Forces of Liberia Courts Women Recruits in Grand Gedeh

ZWEDRU — Women fill fewer than one in 13 uniforms in the Armed Forces of Liberia. The AFL went to Grand Gedeh County this week to ask young women to change that.

A military delegation told students in Zwedru that the Armed Forces needs to expand its ranks and wants qualified young Liberians, particularly women, to apply. The delegation described the AFL as a professional institution offering personal and career development, and said it values professionalism, dignity, commitment, willingness to…