Posted on Sep 26, 2017

Saudi Arabia Agrees to Let Women Drive

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This will be interesting. We had a problem when we deployed women soldiers to Saudi and SGTs were driving PFCs because of the restrictions.

Saudi Arabia Agrees to Let Women Drive

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Posted 7 y ago

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Posted 7 y ago

I drove in SA without any problem. Occasionally the religious police would follow me if I was in a suburban area. Further out no one seemed to care with the exception of some locals in a small community here or there. I'm sorry to hear that some had problems.

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SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint - I drove everywhere, most of the time I was alone.

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SSG Diane R.

7 y

We were in Riyadh and I can remember Saudi contract soldiers, which were acting as ground guides, giving my female drivers trouble.

It was 125 degrees inside the cab of the truck and the girls were allowed to remove their blouses which infuriated the Saudis.

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LTC Alice Monego Roosa (Saddler)

7 y

Once the King decreed Women Soldiers in Uniform were men, no problem.

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MSgt Michael Lane

6 y

You are lucky you where not pulled out of the car and killed and I mean seriously. People underestimate how offensive even small things are to those people.

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