The Danish defense is abolishing the height requirement for people serving with the Danish Royal Life Guards, chiefly known for being a ceremonial unit outside Denmark’s royal palaces.
FILE -A changing of the guard at The Amalienborg Palace, home of the Danish Royal family in Copenhagen, Denmark Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. The Danish defense said Wednesday that they will remove the mandatory heights for men and women serving with the Danish Royal Life Guards, chiefly known for serving as a ceremonial unit outside Denmarks royal palaces.
Until now, it was required for men had to be at least 175 centimeters tall and women 169 centimeters to serve in the unit. The Danish Royal Life Guards is a mechanized infantry regiment of the Danish Army, founded in 1658 by Danish King Frederik III. Arpe Nielsen told Danish broadcaster DR he hoped that the abolition of the height requirement for conscripts can get more women into the Royal Life Guard unit, with DR saying that the proportion of female conscripts last year in the Lifeguard was 7.8% while proportion of female conscripts in the entire Armed Forces last year was 26.8%.
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