The Indian Navy has decided to admit women into its elite special forces, allowing them to serve as commandos for the first time in any of the three defence services, Hindustan Times has reported citing senior officials familiar with the matter. “Women in the navy can now become marine commandos (MARCOS) if they choose to and meet the criteria. It’s truly a watershed in India’s military history. But no one is directly assigned to special forces units. People have to volunteer for it,” Hindustan Times has quoted an unnamed senior naval official as saying.