Navy officers participate in an annual military excercise at the Royal Thai Marine Corps in Chon Buri's Sattahip in February 2014. (Bangkok Post file photo)About 1,000 women nationwide, mostly from the southern provinces, have flocked to apply for the Royal Thai Navy's marine corps ranger force which will be stationed in the deep South. Capt Boonkeod Moonlakan, commander of the marine corps ranger regiment, yesterday said of the total candidates aged between 18-30, only 120 were selected to join the force early this month. Capt Boonkeod said the ranger force will mainly handle female villagers and suspects. A navy source said the marine corps ranger regiment was set up last year.

Source: Bangkok Post May 12, 2017 23:57 UTC