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Indian Army gets first woman DG Medical Services
Updated On: 01 August, 2024 05:03 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Prior to this, Lt General Sadhna Saxena Nair was the first woman to hold the post of DG Hospital Services (Armed Forces) on promotion to the rank of Air Marshal. Lt Gen Nair is also the first woman Principal Medical Officer of Western Air Command, and Training Command, Indian Air Force
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Lt General Sadhna Saxena Nair on Thursday took charge as the Director General (DG) Medical Services (Army), becoming the first woman officer to be appointed to the post.
Lt General Nair graduated from the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, with a distinguished academic record and was commissioned into the Army Medical Corps in December 1985, according to a statement issued by the defence ministry.
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