Women in the military by country were assigned to duty in the theater of operations in Japan and Okinawa. Records regarding American women serving in the Vietnam War are vague. However, it is recorded that 600 women served in the country as part of the Air Force, along with 500 members of the WAC, and over 6,000 medical personnel and support staff. "Frontiero v. Richardson", , was a landmark United States Supreme Court case which decided that benefits given by the United States military to the family of service members cannot be given out differently because of sex. In 1974, the first six women aviators earned
Hijab by country example, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas a minority of the women wear the full head-to-toe black "burqa/chador" while in the rest of the provinces, including Azad Kashmir, most of the women wear the "dupatta" (a long scarf that matches the woman's garments). The "ħijāb" together with a "duppatta" is becoming unpopular among the younger generation. "Burqa"s are mainly worn in the Swat Valley and tribal areas, however, they can be seen throughout the country including in urban population centers. Westerners are also expected to dress modestly too. Pakistani society observes traditional dress customs and