Captain Abhilasha Barak on Wednesday became the first female officer to join the Army Aviation Corps as a helicopter pilot, 30 years after India began fielding women as officers in the army.
The 26-year-old from Haryana has completed a year’s training at a combat training academy in Nashik, Maharashtra. He graduated in a ceremony attended by Air Force Chief AK Suri.
Captain. Abhilasha Barak is the daughter of Colonel S. Om Singh (retired). A former student of Lawrence School, Sanawar, Capt. Barak holds a B Tech degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Delhi University of Technology. He graduated in 2016 and was placed in Deloitte, USA. However, he always dreamed of joining the army after spending many years in a military camp surrounded by people in uniform.
In an internal interview shared by the Indian Army recently, Capt. Barak said that his desire to join the army grew stronger when he watched his older brother’s performance at the Indian Army Academy in 2013. Before joining the Army Aviation Corps, Captain Barak has recruited many military experts. He was appointed to the Army Air Defense Corps in September 2018 from the Staff Training College, Chennai. In the Army Air Defense Corps, President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Captain Barak as the Defense Officer for the display of colors in the Army Air Defense. An excellent student, Captain Barak received an “A” grade in the Air Defense Junior Officer Course with 75.70% in flight control and air command. He also passed the Part B validation test on his first attempt.
During the Meghdoot operation in 1987, Colonel. S. Om Singh was leading the guards from Amar post to Bana Top post (formerly Quaid post) when he was suffering from cerebral palsy due to bad weather and had to be called back to Amar post, where he was fired. at the right time. . Captain Barak opted for the Air Force after completing his training at the Office Training Institute in Chennai in 2018, although he knew that he was qualified for ground operations. However, while writing the book, he mentioned qualifying for the Pilot’s battery test and the computerized pilot selection process.
