Women’s Day : Army Officers Share Their Views On Gender Equality On The Occasion Of Women’s Day

Munish Kumar March 8, 2022

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On International Women’s Day, a group of women army officers expressed their views on gender equality and women empowerment, sharing their experiences during their journey, spoke on gender equality and women empowerment Women army officers said that it does not matter whether the leadership is male or female.

Major Ankita Chaudhary

Major Ankita Chaudhary said, ‘I always wanted to join the army, when I was a kid, there was Kargil war and my school was on Bikaner Jaipur highway and I used to see army convoy going every day. I also saw that the people of Rajasthan were considerate towards the people of the army. They fed them, took care of them. I used to ask my father who all these people are. He said these are the people you can always rely on. It made a good impression on me of the military and then I realized that these are the people my father respected the most. I must be one of them.’

Lt Col Namrata Rathore

Lt Col Namrata Rathore, VSM Engineering said, “Every day is a challenge in the Army. You live a life every day, because every single day gives you pride as we wear this uniform. We are dedicated to our country. Yes, there are challenges every day but we are trained for the purpose to overcome all those challenges, but that’s what training is all about. It makes us physically and mentally fit. There is only one mantra: keep doing it. Never stop your wings. Don’t stop till you achieve your goal.’

Capt Preeti Choudhary

Capt Preeti Choudhary said, “Since childhood, I wanted to join the army. My father inspired me from childhood. He was also in services. Sharing one of her experiences, she said, ‘An exercise was organized in Ludhiana. We were out for a month and in that one month we used to exercise for 72 hours in three days. “It is a bit challenging in front of you as compared to other people but you have to aim for it and then go for it and never look back. People will be annoyed and saddened by this but that is okay.