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A lot of anxiety but even more excitement prevailed at the KEYP in Lamia on Thursday morning (04/06) as 72 women made history by becoming the first female volunteers to join the Greek Army.

A new chapter is opening for the country’s Armed Forces, as the Army General Staff has officially issued a call for voluntary enlistment of women.

The Cyprus Parliament voted in favor of regulating the procedure, while the first women are expected to be enlisted in the National Guard of the island in October.