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Story Of Priya Jhingan, The First Lady Cadet To Join The Indian Army

A decade ago, on 21 September 1992, the feisty Priya Jhingan enrolled as 001 — the first lady cadet to join the Indian Army. “It’s a dream I have lived every day for the last 10 years,” says Jhingan, formerly OIC, Judge Advocate General, at the Chennai headquarters. That dream ended two days ago for her and 24 of her batch-mates who served out their 10-year commission. Jhingan does not want to think too much about what life’s going to be like here on end. She’s applying to various banks for administrative jobs. Returning to the dream, she says it was her single-mindedness that won her an entry into the Army. Soon after she finished her graduation, she wrote a letter to the then Chief of Army Staff, General Sunith Francis Rodrigues, requesting him to open the doors of the armed services to women.

The General wrote back saying the Army was planning to induct women in a year or two. Jhingan dropped all plans of becoming a police officer — her father was one — and decided to wa

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Visionary

Priya believes that the best sermons are lived and not preached, and it is only by taking inspiration from one’s own life can one lead others into living a wholesome and worth while life. Having had the good fortune of living a life punctuated with challenges, opportunities and the gifts of learning and experience, she feels it is time now to share them with the youth. It is true that leadership cannot be taught, but it can definitely be learned. She has envisioned the MPJ Leadership Academy to prepare a community of young inspiring leaders. Aligning with the vision of Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw, she has embarked on a mission to overcome the shortage of leadership, which is the root cause of all other shortages in our country.

Motivational Speaker

Major Priya is a passionate story teller and a zealous speaker. Her varied and vast experiences allow her to share her personal stories with the audience. She keeps the audience engaged with her humour, questions and life experiences. She is an empathetic speaker who understands the needs of the audience, thus ab

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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 General.[1] After ten years of distinguished service at Judge Advocate General Department

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