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The Indian army will be inducting women in its rank-and-file for the first time in the coming weeks with the training of the first batch of women cadets in the Corps of Military Police (CMP) scheduled for completion in the next few weeks in Bengaluru. The cadets began their 61-week training on January 6, 2020. And, even as the passing out parade of the first batch is yet to be held, more than 4,000 women had applied to be part of the CMP in the recently held rally by the Indian army. Those selected from this rally would be part of the second batch of women in CMP. So far, the army had only women officers in certain streams and this is the first time that women will be inducted in the non-officer category. These cadets, once they complete their training, could be posted in any one of the army’s divisions, including the ones in the forward areas. According to the ministry of defence (MoD), a total of 1,700 women military police will be inducted over a period of 17 years, and the first ba...

Women officers in the Indian Army, who continue to serve the nation in various roles, are passionate about motivating young girls to join the Armed forces.  The women officers who maintain a balance between personal and professional life, are the perfect example of Women's empowerment. They are also a source of inspiration for many who want to join the forces.  While speaking, many of the women officers who are in the major rank of the Army, feel that they will be certainly deployed in combat roles in the future. They said that there is no gender discrimination in the environment and conduct of the Army. A major in the Indian Army is responsible for various strategic roles. The major commands and directs a military unit and every soldier in his/her unit follow his/her order.  Indian Army's Major Euthica, who hails from Patna, said that she was motivated to join the forces from a serial called 'Aarohan' where actor Pallavi Joshi had played the role of the naval cadet. Sh...

The Selection Board for the new incumbents for PC will be scheduled as soon as all affected SSC Women Officers exercise their option and complete requisite documentation. Representative Image The government on Thursday gave the final go-ahead to permanent induction of women Army officers in eight more streams. The Army said in a statement: “The government has issued the formal sanction letter for grant of Permanent Commission (PC) to women officers in the Indian Army, paving the way for empowering women officers to shoulder larger roles in the organisation.” The order specifies grant of PC to Short Service Commissioned (SSC) women officers in eight more streams of the Indian Army — Army Air Defence (AAD), Signals, Engineers, Army Aviation, Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (ASC), Army Service Corps (ASC), Army Ordnance Corps (AOC), and Intelligence Corps. These streams come under combat support and services. Women are not commissioned in the combat stream. The women officers have al...