Online registration is mandatory and will be open from April 25 to June 8, 2019. (File)The Army has finally initiated the process to induct women in the Other Ranks of Corps of Military Police by inviting applications from women to enrol as recruits.
The Army placed advertisements in newspapers on Thursday inviting applications from eligible women candidates for recruitment of Soldier General Duty (Women Military Police). Online registration is mandatory and will be open from April 25 to June 8, 2019.
Move may lead to more roles for women in Army
Women were inducted into the Army as officers in 1993. Initially they were given only Short Service Commission and inducted in combat support branches and support services. Gradually Army Aviation Corps was opened up for women officers and permanent commission was offered to them in Army Education Corps and Judge Advocate General's branch. Since there were no women in a non-officer role in the Army, there was a demand for this. This demand was accepted last year by the Ministry of Defence and the roadmap for inducting women in the Military Police was put in place. Gradually they may be inducted in other branches, depending on the success of this induction.
Recruitment rallies have been planned in Ambala, Lucknow, Jabalpur, Bengaluru and Shillong to test the candidates, and they will be allotted venue based on their home districts.
Speaking to The Indian Express, a senior officer in Army HQs said…
