Priya jhingan biography for kids

          Priya Jhingan is an Indian Army officer and Lady Cadet No 1 and silver medalist from the first batch of 25 lady officers who were commissioned in the Indian.!

          Priya Jhingan is Lady Cadet No.1 of the Officers Training Academy, Chennai.

        1. Priya Jhingan is Lady Cadet No.1 of the Officers Training Academy, Chennai.
        2. Daughter of a police officer, Priya knew right from the beginning that she wanted to serve her nation in one way or the other.
        3. Priya Jhingan is an Indian Army officer and Lady Cadet No 1 and silver medalist from the first batch of 25 lady officers who were commissioned in the Indian.
        4. Enrolled as Cadet no , Priya Jhingan became the first woman cadet to join the Indian Army alongside a batch of 25 other feisty women.
        5. A decade ago, on 21 September , the feisty Priya Jhingan enrolled as — the first lady cadet to join the Indian Army.

          6. Priya Jhingan

          Indian Army officer

          Priya Jhingan is an Indian Army officer and Lady Cadet No 1 and silver medalist from the first batch of 25 lady officers who were commissioned in the Indian Army in 1993.[1][2][3][4][5]

          Army career

          Being the daughter of a police officer, Priya initially wanted to join the Indian Police Service but decided to write to the then Chief of Army Staff [[Gen eral Sunith Francis Rodrigues]] to allow her to join the army.[1] Her request was accepted in 1992 for training at the Officers Training Academy in Chennai.

          She started her military training from 21 September 1992 along with 24 other lady cadets. She graduated as the Silver Medallist of the First Women's Course on 6 March 1993 [1][3] Her request to join an infantry battalion was rejected by the army as there were no such provisions for the same .

          Also being a law graduate, she joined Corps of Judge Advocate Genera