<h5>Okay! What is in the news?</h5>  <p>Captain Shiva Chouhan is the first woman army officer to be deployed on the world's highest battlefield, the Siachen Glacier. After undergoing rigorous training, the officer was assigned to the Kumar post in Siachen, located at a height of roughly 15,600 feet.</p>
<p>According to the Army, Captain Chouhan will lead a squad of Sappers tasked with carrying out various engineering duties. The officer received training at the Siachen Battle School, where she trained alongside other Indian Army officers and soldiers.</p>
<p>Endurance training, ice wall climbing, avalanche and crevasse rescue, and survival drills were all part of the training programme. Previously, women officers were stationed at the Siachen base camp, located at around 9,000 feet, as part of their postings with the army.
</p> <h5>Can you tell me more about Captain Shiva Chouhan?</h5> <figure>
        <img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/first-indian-woman-army-officer-on-the-siachen-glacier%2F53565.jpeg?alt=media&token=79c72def-a165-4c65-b422-2c0e42746e01" alt="Can you tell me more about Captain Shiva Chouhan?" >
        <figcaption>Captain Shiva Chouhan with other soldiers of her regiment. Photo by Vishnu Vardhan Reddy.</figcaption>
      </figure> <p>Captain Shiva Chouhan is a Bengal Sapper Officer and belongs to Rajasthan. Chouhan's father passed away when she was 11 years old, and her mother raised her. She attended school in Udaipur and later graduated with a degree in engineering. She had wanted to join the Indian Armed Forces since she was a child.</p>
<p>After cracking the exam to join the army, she completed her training at the Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai and was commissioned into the Engineer Regiment in May 2021. On the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas in July 2022, Capt. Chouhan successfully led the Sura Soi Cycling Expedition from Siachen War Memorial to Kargil War Memorial.</p>
<p>She then accepted the task of leading the men of the Sura Soi Engineer Regiment at Siachen, and based on her performance, she was chosen to attend the Siachen Battle School. After completing her training here, she was deployed on the Siachen Glacier.
</p> <h5>What do we know about women in the Indian armed forces?</h5>  <p>Over the last few years, the number of women in the Indian armed forces has nearly tripled. They are no longer merely in the medical area; they are now entering the military as soldiers, fighter pilots, and army officers. According to the government, the Indian Air Force has 13.69% female officers, the Navy has 6%, and the Army has 3.97%.</p>
<p>Women first served in the Indian Armed Forces in 1888, when the Indian Military Nursing Service was established. Even Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Azad Hind Fauj had a female regiment. From that time, a lot has happened. More women are joining the armed forces now.</p>
<p>In 2016, the Indian Air Force's first female fighter pilots flew MiG-21 Bisons. In a historic decision, the Supreme Court of India directed the Centre to offer a permanent commission to women officers in all three services (Army, Navy, and the Air Force) where women are eligible for commission.
</p> <h5>What did we learn from this article?</h5>  <p>We learned that women have always served in the Indian armed forces, though their roles and responsibilities have changed over time. Efforts have been made in recent years to increase the number of women serving in the armed forces and to give them better roles.</p>
<p>So, will you be looking up to Captain Shiva Chouhan as a role model? Please tell us in the comments section.
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