Meet Capt. Shiva Chauhan, the first female officer to be stationed at the Kumar post in Siachen Glacier.
The world’s highest battleground, the Siachen Glacier, now boasts its first operationally deployed female army officer Captain Shiva Chauhan.
After undergoing extensive training, the officer was sent to the Kumar post in Siachen, which is situated at an elevation of roughly 15,600 feet, on Monday for a three-month assignment, according to Army officials.
The officer’s accomplishment was referred to as “Breaking the Glass Ceiling” in a tweet by the Leh-based Fire and Fire Corps.
‘Breaking the Glass Ceiling’
Capt Shiva Chauhan of Fire and Fury Sappers became the first woman officer to be operationally deployed in Kumar Post, post completion of arduous training, at the highest battlefield of the world #Siachen.#SuraSoi@PMOIndia @DefenceMinIndia @adgpi pic.twitter.com/nQbmJxvLQ4
— @firefurycorps_IA (@firefurycorps) January 3, 2023
According to the Army, Captain Chouhan will be in charge of the Sappers performing various combat engineering tasks. According to sources, the officer completed rigorous training at the Siachen Battle School, where she trained with Indian Army leaders and soldiers. According to them, the training included endurance exercises, ice wall climbing, avalanche and crevasse rescue drills, and survival training.
#WATCH | Capt Shiva Chouhan becomes the first woman officer to get operationally deployed at the world’s highest battlefield, Siachen, after training at Siachen Battle School along with other personnel.
(Source: Indian Army) pic.twitter.com/He6oPwdQM9
— ANI (@ANI) January 3, 2023
Women officers had previously been assigned to Siachen base camp, which is at an elevation of around 9,000 feet, as part of their regular assignments with the military.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called the action “an encouraging indication” and sent his best wishes to Capt. Chauhan. He also said he was pleased to see more women enlist in the military and that they should embrace every challenge.
Fantastic news! I am overjoyed to see more women enlist in the military and rise to every challenge. It is a positive development. I wish Captain Shiva Chauhan the best,” he tweeted.
At a height of about 20,000 feet, Siachen Glacier in the Karakoram range of the Himalayas is regarded as the highest militarised area in the world.
