Ponung Doming Creates History by Becoming First Lady Officer From Arunachal Pradesh to be Promoted to Rank of Lt Col in Indian Army

Ponung Doming created history on Monday by becoming the first lady officer from Arunachal Pradesh to be elevated to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army. While speaking to media, Doming expressed happiness after being promoted to Lt Col rank. Meet Lt Garima Yadav: A Journey From Beauty Queen To Indian Army Officer.

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu congratulated Lt Col Doming for creating the history. He tweeted, “A proud moment for all of us…, Major #PonungDoming creates history. She is first woman Army officer from #Arunachal to be elevated to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the #IndianArmy. Hearty congratulations and best wishes! @adgpi.”

Prema KHandu’s Tweet:

A proud moment for all of us…

Major #PonungDoming creates history. She is first woman Army officer from #Arunachal to be elevated to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the #IndianArmy.

Hearty congratulations and best wishes! @adgpi pic.twitter.com/O33LbNWTsL

— Pema Khandu (@PemaKhanduBJP) September 23, 2019

In March this year, the Centre announced that lady officers would get permanent commissions in 10 branches of the Indian Army. Permanent commission will be granted to lady officers serving in branches such as Signals, Engineers, Army Aviation, Army Air Defence, Electronics and Mechanical Engineers, Army Service Corps, Army Ordinance Corps and Intelligence. Lady officers will have to give their option for permanent commision before completion of four years of commissioned service. All-Woman IAF Crew Flies Military Chopper Mi-17 V5 For First Time.

Last month, Wing Commander Shaliza Dhami became the first woman Flight Commander of the Indian Air Force (IAF). Wg Cdr Dhami took over the Chetak helicopter unit at the Hindon airbase in Uttar Pradesh. Born in Ludhiana, she took her first solo flight in 2003 in Hyderabad, on the HPT-32 Deepak. In 2017, Dhami became the first woman flying instructor of the IAF. Wing Commander Dhami is also the first woman officer to get a permanent commission of the flying branch.

(Picture Courtesy: Twitter/Indian Army)