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Anamika Rajeev is Navy’s first woman chopper pilot
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Sub Lieutenant Anamika B. Rajeev became the Indian Navy's first woman helicopter pilot during a passing out parade held in the naval air station INS Rajali at Arakkonam in Ranipet district.
Women in Defence Forces
Indian Army:
- Women officers now have opportunities for Permanent Commission in various branches, ensuring gender parity.
- Women candidates in National Defence Academy (NDA) has been opened, with cadets joining every six months.
- Women officers can now serve as pilots in the Corps of Army Aviation.
- Provision for enrolment of women as Other Ranks (ORs) in Corps of Military Police
Indian Navy:
- Women officers are recruited in all branches, except Submarine specialisation, since June 2023.
- Women officers serve on board warships and as Specialist Naval Air Operations (NAO)
- Women officers can join the Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) stream.
- Entry for women cadets in NDA and Indian Naval Academy (INA) has been permitted, increasing vacancies for women cadets.
Indian Air Force:
- Facilities for women personnel are provided as per authorized scales.
- Recruitment of officers is gender-neutral, with women officers inducted in all branches and streams.
- Women officers can serve in combat roles without restrictions.
- Entry for women officers through NDA and NCC Special Entry has been initiated.
- Various induction publicity programmes are conducted to encourage women candidates to join IAF.
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