Hyderabad: 139 cadets pass out at Air Force Academy

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After a regorous training of one year, 139 flight cadets, including 24 women, of Air Force Acedmy passed out during a Combined Graduation Parade, which was reviewed by Chief of Army Staff Bipin Rawat. The Army chief said that it is the matter of great pride to review the combined graduation parade of Indian Air Force. “He advised the graduating trainees to be alive to various situations, rapidly changing geo-political scenario and constantly strive to keep themselves fighting fit at all time to take on any tasks,” a press release issued by Air Force Academy said. Among the 24 women, only one woman Priya Sharma of Rajasthan got selected as fighter pilot. General Bipin Rawat said that the Indian Army proposed to increase intake of women in more non-combat roles such as interpreters and cyber specialists. Besides, it also was mulling recruiting women for the military police, he told reporters on the sidelines of the combined graduation parade. "We are saying, we are going to increase the intake. Women are already there in the Army. We are now going to take them more into some other cadres gradually, we are expanding the Indian Army to women officers," he said.

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