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 The Indian Army has already started detailing women officers of the rank of Lt Colonels for Junior Command (JC) course at Army War College, Mhow – these courses are being conducted in July & October. Earlier this year, in a Supreme Court Order, permanent commission to all women officers with all consequential benefits have been given. The Indian Army has made it mandatory for all women officers/cadets/women recruits to go through Battle Physical Efficiency Test (BPET). This will be applicable to those women officers too who were commissioned before 2009 and are above 35 years of age. To test the physical fitness of an officer or a jawan who will be performing military tasks, this test has to be undertaken. There is a 5-km run, a 60-metre sprint for the women. Also, there is climbing vertical rope up to a certain height, jumping a 6-feet ditch, and also traversing horizontal rope up to a certain distance. These are as per the directions issued by the Directorate General of Mili...

The Indian Express brings stories of the riflewomen posted near the Line of Control and monitoring a 10,200-ft-high Pass, learning to live with shelling, and excited about coming snow. In a first, the Indian Army has deployed a platoon of women soldiers near the Line of Control. (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi) The first time she heard an artillery shell drop in the valley below, Wanjen and her platoon members rushed to an underground bunker. Backs to the wall, hearts pounding, they did a quick headcount. “We did it several times after that. It is a different feeling each time — the anxiety, the adrenaline rush…,” she says. The 28-year-old senior Assam Rifles riflewoman, who, like her colleagues, doesn’t want her second name revealed, has six years of experience in Nagaland and Meghalaya. But this, she admits, is an entirely new battlefield — 10,200 feet above sea level, with the icy cold winds carrying the boom of artillery shells from down below. “That moment in the bunker is specia...

Indian Army has published the recruitment notification for the recruitment of Soldier General Duty (Women Military Police). Eligible and interested candidates can apply for the post of through official website joinindianarmy.nic.in from 27 July 2020 to 31 August 2020. Check Details Here Indian Army Recruitment 2020:   Indian Army has published the recruitment notification for the recruitment of Soldier General Duty (Women Military Police). Eligible and interested candidates can apply for the post of through official website joinindianarmy.nic.in from   27 July 2020 to 31 August 2020. India Army will conduct recruitment rallies at Ambala, Lucknow, Jabalpur, Bangalore, Shillong and Pune. Admit Cards for the rally will be sent through registered e-mail.Candidates will be allotted venue based on their home districts. Final location and date of the recruitment rally will be given on the admit card. RELATED STORIES IAF Airmen (STAR 01/2020) Exam in Third Week of August 2020: Check I...