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First women combatants to be inducted by Indian Navy | Indian Navy is once again poised to create history
by inducting two women combatants into its combat arm, which is happening for the first time in the Indian Armed Forces. Sub-Lieutenants Ambica Hooda of Haryana
and Seema Rani Sharma of Uttar Pradesh who will be observers, who are airborne
tacticians, on the Indian Navy's multi-role Dornier aircraft, used for transportation
and aerial surveillance will be awarded wings by the Indian Navy in a passing
out ceremony. Both are part of the four member officers of the First short service
commission observer course out of the total ten officers passing out of 70th abintio
Observer Course in Kochi base. According to Indian Navy's press release the passing
out parade of the four officers will be held at Southern Naval Command in Kochi
on 20th November. The Passing Out Parade, to be reviewed by Rear Admiral Sudhir
Pillai, Flag Officer Naval Aviation. This would be a special occasion as this
is the first time that the Navy is inducting ladies into a combat arm. Observers
are airborne tacticians who conduct operations, in a military aircraft. Hooda
and Sharma, both 22-years old, completed a 16 month course at the Naval Academy
at Mandovi in Goa and other professional schools of the Indian Navy before landing
up at the Observer School at INS Garuda in Kochi. |
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