Unlike other professionals, defense personnel are trained to kill the adversary in the name of nation and patriotism. Hence, a soldier is expected to be ruthless and without any emotions, but these traits are not inherently present in most women. Women, in order to succeed in this profession therefore require physical and mental fortitude. Probably for this reason most of the nations have less number of women on their defense rolls.

Although women are recruited in armed forces as combat aircraft pilots and are assigned prolonged combat duties on, naval ships, closely spaced with men, they are marginalized from decision making processes. So, many skeptics consider this as a political gimmick to flaunt the country's gender equality.

Social, behavioral and psychological problems are the battles that women, have to fight at all levels. Many surveys prove that most women military officers are not satisfied with the ethos of their profession. One of the major concerns that defies solution is how to ensure safety and protect the dignity of women in the forces as their sexual harassment is startling. The attitude of many military officials who dismiss complaints as silly and consider this as 'oversensitivity', is what bothers most women. Many officers adopt 'boys will be boys' attitude and don't take action against the offenders.

The competence of women is not given due recognition; therefore, they have to work harder than men to prove their mettle.

The author of the passage is chiefly concerned with:

(A) Criticizing the military officials for their attitude towards women in the armed forces.
(B) Expressing disinclination towards the idea of women joining the armed forces.
(C) Discussing the adverse situations being confronted by women in the armed forces.
(D) Pointing out the indifference of the military officials towards the problems of women in the armed forces.
(E) Strongly condemning the gender discrimination in the armed forces.