WOMEN ENTRY INTO DEFENCE FORCES

Women Officer is employed in all the three services i.e Army, Navy and Air Force. Women are offered commission in all the three forces only as Short service Commission. The tenure is 5 years extendable up to 14 years. It is only in the medical branch the women officers are given permanent Commission.

INDIAN ARMY:-

After every Six months, 75 women are inducted for training at the Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai. These women are called Lady Cadets (LCs) The LCs undergo a six month military training after which they are commissioned as Officers in the Indian Army. Unmarried women below the age of 25 years can apply if they are graduates and below 27 years if they are post graduates. The minimum height is 152 Cms.(5 feet)

Women are given commission in the following Arms / Services

• Medical AMC and Army Dental Corps
• Army Service Corps
• Army Ordinance Corps
• Army Education Corps
• Corps of Signals
• Corps of Engineers
• Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
• Judge and advocate Branch

Note: Presently the women Officers are not Commissioned in Infantry /Armoured /Artillery, these are called Fighting Arms.

As for as possible the women officers are posted only at headquarters where in other women officers are also posted.

Married women officers are as for as possible are posted near the Husband’s place of work. (Applicable for central Government employees only).