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Success story of ex NCC Cadets

National cadet Corp is the youth wing of the Indian armed forces. It is open to school and college students giving opportunities to both men and women to volunteer in military services. Today is among those countries of the world where women are being included in combat roles in navy and air forces. Following are the success stories of successful ex-ncc women cadets who have become the pride of our country.

Anjali Bhagwat is one among the professional Indian Shooters. She became the world number 9ne in 10m Air rifle in 2002. Her 1st brush with occurred during her stint as a cadet in national cadet corps. She joined Kirti college in mainly due to its close affinity towards NCC. She started shooting at the age of 21 and within 7 days of holding a gun, she took part in national championship of 1988, winning a silver medal for . Her international gold winning performance was in commonwealth championship in Auckland. She is the only women to have won the world cup for India.

Priya Jhingan is another success story who demanded that one of the top services in the country be opened to women. It wasn’t until 1992 that the Indian Army had seen a woman cadet train at its academy. All it took for a gutsy Priya Jhingan to upend the norm was a letter to the then Chief of Army Staff, General Sunith Francis Rodrigues. Being the daughter of a police officer, Priya, from a tender age, believed wearing a uniform and serving the country was far more rewarding than a fat salary. Her determination earned her one of the reserved seats for law graduates and she was on her way to living her dream at the Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai. As a young woman cadet, her experiences range from inspirational and motivating to extremely hilarious in a male-dominated campus.

Women currently only serve in areas like medical, legal, educational, signals and engineering wings of the Army, the reason stated for the refusal of combat roles being operational concerns and logistical issues.