Ezhimala(Kannur): Four women cadets who marched out in the Passing Out Parade at the Indian Naval Academy (INA), here, on Wednesday, made history with one becoming the first woman pilot of Indian Navy and three others being the first women officers to be inducted to the Naval Armament Inspection (NAI) branch.
Shubhangi Swaroop, a cadet from Utter Pradesh has become the first woman pilot in Navy while Shakthimaya S., a native of Thiruvananthapuram, Aastha Segal (NAI Branch) and Cadet Roopa A., were initiated into NAI responsible for assuring quality of all armaments including missiles. In all, 328 cadets including 20 female cadets of Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard including two International cadets one each from Tanzania and Maldives participated in the PoP. The passing out Midshipmen and cadets belonged to four different courses of INA including B Tech and MSc.
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba advised all of them to imbibe and follow the core values of Navy “Duty, Honour and Courage”. He awarded medals to 9 meritorious Midshipmen and cadets. Vice Admiral S.V. Bhokare and other senior naval officers witnessed the occasion along with proud parents of the cadets. The ‘President’s Gold Medal’ for the Indian Naval Academy BTech course was awarded to Midshipman Rishav Saha.
