ALLAHABAD: For Group Captain of Indian Air Force’s Central Air Command (Bamruali) and mother of two, Rachna Sharma, preventing back was once one thing she learnt very early in life.
“I nonetheless bear in mind the days when I would be angry to see see anti-social parts passing lewd remarks and teasing college-going women. I could no longer keep mum so I learnt to argue with them and even used to select occasional fights. After my stint with National Cadet Corps (NCC), I realised that girls are no much less competent than men and I joined the drive in 1994, a 12 months after IAF had started recruiting feminine officials,” stated the 47-year-old who is the the first feminine officer of the administration branch to were decided on for the rank of Group Captain.
Rachna is the first girl IAF officer who made it to the Group Captain rank within the administration branch. Rachna looks after the development of the new infrastructure at Air Force stations, underneath the jurisdiction of CAC. After school, Rachna joined Miranda House, Delhi University and later joined NCC, which she says gave her a feel of the ability and duty which comes with a uniform.
Numerous certificate and accolades later, Rachna was once commissioned to the administrative branch of IAF in December 1994, the place underwent via rigorous coaching for a 12 months.
She secured the first rank within the overall order of advantage during her coaching and won the coveted medal for ‘Outstanding Performance’ from her Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief,Training Command.
She proved her mettle by overcoming more than a few demanding situations and after completing her coaching as a tender Pilot Office Rachna went on to change into one of the vital first women compatriots to be posted at a frontline fighter base in Assam, at a time when ULFA groups have been wreaking havoc within the area.
“The state of affairs outside the bottom was once extremely adverse and I used to be a duty officer. In those time, the theory of women preventing with weapons and pistols was once an ungainly thought for a male-dominant society, however in services we have been treated at par with fellow male officials,” she added. The posting proved to be lucky for Rachna, for my part as well. “I cannot fail to remember the posting as a result of I met my husband Pradeep there.” Her husband could also be posted at CAC.
“I nonetheless bear in mind the days when I would be angry to see see anti-social parts passing lewd remarks and teasing college-going women. I could no longer keep mum so I learnt to argue with them and even used to select occasional fights. After my stint with National Cadet Corps (NCC), I realised that girls are no much less competent than men and I joined the drive in 1994, a 12 months after IAF had started recruiting feminine officials,” stated the 47-year-old who is the the first feminine officer of the administration branch to were decided on for the rank of Group Captain.
Rachna is the first girl IAF officer who made it to the Group Captain rank within the administration branch. Rachna looks after the development of the new infrastructure at Air Force stations, underneath the jurisdiction of CAC. After school, Rachna joined Miranda House, Delhi University and later joined NCC, which she says gave her a feel of the ability and duty which comes with a uniform.
Numerous certificate and accolades later, Rachna was once commissioned to the administrative branch of IAF in December 1994, the place underwent via rigorous coaching for a 12 months.
She secured the first rank within the overall order of advantage during her coaching and won the coveted medal for ‘Outstanding Performance’ from her Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief,Training Command.
She proved her mettle by overcoming more than a few demanding situations and after completing her coaching as a tender Pilot Office Rachna went on to change into one of the vital first women compatriots to be posted at a frontline fighter base in Assam, at a time when ULFA groups have been wreaking havoc within the area.
“The state of affairs outside the bottom was once extremely adverse and I used to be a duty officer. In those time, the theory of women preventing with weapons and pistols was once an ungainly thought for a male-dominant society, however in services we have been treated at par with fellow male officials,” she added. The posting proved to be lucky for Rachna, for my part as well. “I cannot fail to remember the posting as a result of I met my husband Pradeep there.” Her husband could also be posted at CAC.
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