International Women's Day: After 23 years, Navy deploys women officers on warships
"Four Indian Navy women officers have been deployed recently on warships in recent times. Two of them are posted on the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya while two others are deployed on the tanker ship INS Shakti," an Indian Navy spokesperson was quoted as saying by news ANI on International Women`s Day.
- Indian Navy has deployed women officers on its warships after 23 years
- Two of them are posted on the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya while two others are deployed on the tanker ship INS Shakti, the Navy said
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New Delhi: In a major step, the Indian Navy has recently deployed four women officers onboard its warships after a gap of around 23 years when lady officers were posted for the first time on the maritime force`s vessels.
"Four Indian Navy women officers have been deployed recently on warships in recent times. Two of them are posted on the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya while two others are deployed on the tanker ship INS Shakti," an Indian Navy spokesperson was quoted as saying by news ANI on International Women`s Day.
Four Indian Navy women officers have been deployed on warships in recent times. Two of them are posted on the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya while two are deployed onboard the Indian naval tanker ship INS Shakti: Indian Navy spokesperson to ANI on #InternationalWomensDay — ANI (@ANI) March 8, 2021
For the first time in 1998, women officers started getting deployed onboard warships but the decision was changed soon after due to certain logistical and other issues.
The lady officers were posted on two different warships recently. Women officers deployed onboard the tanker vessel INS Shakti include a doctor who said the Indian Navy has given her an opportunity to serve both as a doctor and onboard warship.
"We work shoulder to shoulder with our male counterparts," the lady officers said.
#WATCH Two Indian Navy women officers deployed onboard the Indian naval tanker INS Shakti talk about their role on the warship on #InternationalWomensDay. Women officers have been deployed in warships after over two decades by the Indian Navy
(Video source: Indian Navy) pic.twitter.com/eVc4gNfkEj — ANI (@ANI) March 8, 2021
Indian Navy had started building separate cabins and toilets for women officers a few years ago on its warships to prepare the vessels for lady officers.
The force also recently deployed a lady officer as the first women defence attache posted abroad. The lady officer is Lieutenant Commander Karabi Gogoi who is posted at Moscow as a naval attache.
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