: Indian Army promotes five women to the rank of time scale colonels #IndiaNEWS The Indian Army has approved the promotion of five women officers to the rank of colonel (time scale), the Ministry of

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Indian Army promotes five women to the rank of time scale colonels #IndiaNEWS
The Indian Army has approved the promotion of five women officers to the rank of colonel (time scale), the Ministry of Defence said in a release on Monday. This is the first time that women officers serving with the Corps of Signals, Corps of Electronic and Mechanical Engineers and the Corps of Engineers have been promoted to the rank of colonel, the ministry said. Earlier, the rank was applicable for women officers only in he Army Medical Corps, Judge Advocate General and the Army Education Corps.The five officers who received the promotion are Sangeeta Sardana, Sonia Anand, Navneet Duggal, Reenu Khanna and Ritcha Sagar. All of them currently hold the rank of lieutenant colonel. Army officers are given the rank of time-scale colonels after they complete 26 years in service. Lieutenant colonels become eligible to be promoted as colonels after 16-18 years of service. However, they do not get promoted at times due to lack of vacancies, or if the Army’s promotional board does not clear their names. Such officers are made time-scale colonels after they complete 26 years in service, according to The Print.“Combined with the decision to grant permanent commission to women officers from a majority of branches of the Indian Army, this step defines the Indian Army’s...Read more

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