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I-Day Speech: PM Modi Paves The Way For Longer Service For Women In Armed Forces
Narendra Modi speaking on 72nd Independence Day (Youtube)
The Prime Minister (PM) has announced that women would be offered permanent commission in the Indian armed forces in his independence day address to the country, Times Now has reported. Currently, women are offered only short service commission. Permanent roles are offered only in few departments of armed forces like Judge Advocate General (JAG) Department and in Army Education Corps (AEC).
Recently, the Indian Air Force had inducted women pilots in combat roles while the Navy has recruited women in departments like Logistics, Law, Observers, Air Traffic Control (ATC), Pilots (Maritime Reconnaissance Stream), Naval Armament Inspectorate cadre (NAIC), Naval Architecture and Education Branch through the short service commission. In March 2016, the government had approved inclusion of women as pilots in the Maritime Reconnaissance (MR) stream and in the Naval Armament Inspectorate (NAI).
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