The Indian Army has expanded the position of ladies by permitting ladies officers into the Regiment of Artillery, which is a significant fight help arm. Five Women Officers have joined the Regiment of Artillery after profitable completion of coaching at the Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai on April 29, 2023.
Five Women Officers (WOs) being commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery are being supplied precisely the similar alternatives and challenges as their male counterparts (19 male officers are additionally commissioned into the Artillery). These younger ladies officers are being posted to all sorts of artillery items, the place they are going to get satisfactory coaching and publicity to deal with Rocket, Medium, Field and Surveillance & Target Acquisition (SATA) & gear in difficult circumstances. Out of the 5 ladies officers, three are posted to items deployed alongside Northern borders and the different two in difficult places in the Western Theatre.
Lt Mehak Saini is commissioned into a SATA Regiment, Lt Sakshi Dubey & Lt Aditi Yadav into Field Regiments, Lt Pious Mudgil commissioned into a Medium Regiment and Lt Akanksha commissioned into a Rocket Regiment.
The fruits of the passing out parade was the second of commissioning, when the younger ladies cadets took the oath of allegiance to the structure and obtained their rank insignia, signifying their entry into the Regiment of Artillery. The ceremony was attended by senior army officers together with Lt Gen Adosh Kumar, Colonel Commandant and Director General of Artillery (Designate), different dignitaries and proud members of the family of the newly commissioned officers.
The commissioning of ladies officers into the Regiment of Artillery is a testomony to the ongoing transformation in the Indian Army, when, in January this 12 months Chief of the Army Staff, General Manoj Pande, introduced the choice of commissioning ladies officers into Artillery which was later permitted by the Government.
This vital occasion marked a significant milestone in the journey of ladies officers in the Indian Army, who’ve been breaking boundaries to serve their nation with valour and distinction.
