In a first, captain Tania Sher Gill, an officer in Indian Army’s Corps of Signals, will be the 1st woman parade adjutant for the Republic Day parade 2020. Earlier, she led the all man contingent on the occasion of 72nd Army Day on 15th January 2020. The officer who trained at Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai, asked if she was feeling nervous or afraid of the big day, she said, “We have worked a lot during the parade rehearsals, trying to perfect the moves. There is no fear or nervousness.”
Asked what message she had to give to young women who are chasing their dreams, Gill said, “When we don the uniform, we are just ‘faujis’ (jawans or officers), gender is immaterial, all that matters is merit.” “And girls and women chasing their dreams should just believe in themselves. It doesn’t matter if some people think they are any less than boys and men. I would tell them just focus on your goals and pursue the goals with passion,” she said.
No 222 Squadron, the Tigersharks were inducted at Air Force Station Thanjavur in a ceremony attended by General Bipin Rawat PVSM UYSM AVSM YSM SM VSM ADC, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC , Chief of the Air Staff, Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO, Air Marshal Amit Tiwari AVSM VM, Air Officer Commanding – in – Chief (AOC-in-C), Southern Air Command (SAC), Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain AVSM VSM, Flag Officer Commanding – in – Chief (FOC-in-C), Eastern Naval Command (ENC), Mr R Madhavan, Chairman cum Managing Director, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and other Dignitaries on Monday, 20 Jan 2020.
On arrival, General Bipin Rawat, the CDS was received by Group Captain Prajual Singh VM, Station Commander, Air Force Station Thanjavur..
General Bipin Rawat in his address said that the resurrection of the ‘Tigersharks’ highlighted the Integration and Jointness which is the future of the Indian Armed Forces. He brought out that Su 30 MKI aircraft along with the BrahMos will be the game-changer which will extensively enhance the security of the Maritime domain. The Squadron will be operating closely with the Indian Army and Navy to get the ball rolling in jointness of the Indian Armed Forces.
Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC, Chief of Air Staff, in his address thanked the CDS for being at the ceremony. He said that it was a historic day for the Indian Air Force, Southern Air Command, Air Force Station Thanjavur and 222 Squadron. He spoke of the decision to choose Thanjavur as the base for induction of the SU 30 MKI squadron because of its strategic location and complimented Southern Air Command and all personnel of AFS Thanjavur for their efforts towards advancing the induction of the squadron by almost a year.
The induction ceremony culminated with a flying display by Light Combat Aircraft, Sarang Helicopter Display Team and Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team.
It was 3o’ clock in the morning. 145 pairs of sleepy eyes sprang open. The men started getting armed, not for a war this time, but for a 12-14 kilometres march to Vijay Chowk. This had been a daily routine for flight lieutenant, Shrikant Sharma & his 144 men for the last two months, a drill for the preparation for Republic Day 2020, for the second time in a row. The proud lieutenant smiled to himself as he remembered the day he was chosen as one of the 40 officers to lead the Indian Armed Force’s contingent. He could still visualize himself running 6-8 kilometres alongside 39 other officers, undergoing rigorous physical training & yoga sessions. The intensity & level of physical training, however, increases every year along with the amount of pressure.
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Yet this had not been able to dampen Lieutenant Sharma’s spirit. In fact, he thought, it had doubled his passion, as the competition for him, was no longer a competition with the other 39 officers, but with himself. He needed to test himself & this competition was just a way to prove that to his own self. As he quickened his pace to gear up for the run, he suddenly remembered what the IAF Tableau would have in store for this year’s Republic Day – Rafale aircraft, indigenously made light combat aircraft & helicopters, air-guided Aakash missile system & Astra missiles. The lieutenant felt fire surging through his veins as 145 pairs of strong feet stamped through the fresh, dewy air of the new dawn.
“The feeling is actually the same, rather it has doubled as compared to last year. The amount of pressure, physical exertion, and level of training increase every year.” Flt Lt Shrikant Sharma said.
Hello buddies, my name is Dhruv and I am from Rewari, Haryana. I recently(actually in August but was waiting for the merit list) cracked the SSB interview in my first ever attempt and got RECOMMENDED FOR NDA-143 course. I never actually prepared for the written examination ,as I was taking coaching for IIT passing NDA written was a easy for me.But I never had interest in IIT, I always wanted to join the armed forces but due to parents pressure I took the coaching and as a result could not score a good rank. Actually it was my THIRD SSB chance, I was not able to give the previous 2 SSB due to unforeseen circumstances. But this time I was determined to crack it. I would like to inform you that I have no one in my family who could guide me about SSB procedure, so I took help from one of my TES-42 RECOMMENDED friend and DEEPAK PARWANI bhaiya.These two people guided me through the entire process and I will always be thankful to them. Even my father was not sure me cracking the SSB without coaching ,I still remember he said “BETA GHOOM KE AAJANA, AGLI BAR COACHING LEKAR JAANA”.But I wanted to crack it in my first attempt and without any coaching. So I started preparation by nourishing my CURRENT AFFAIR knowledge. I used to make notes about everything I either used to watch from YouTube or read in the newspaper. I bought 2 books-“SSBCRACK’’ and “SSB INTERVIEW” and started practicing innumerable WAT’S,SRT’S,TAT’S. I used to send them to Deepak bhaiya for suggestions and he would use to tell me the areas I needed improvement. Even at night I used to send him my stories and bhaiya used to give his suggestions at that time also. I kept on improving my sentences and started practicing with time limit. Being a debater ,there was no shortage of self-confidence in me which was a plus point. I did not prepare for any GTO task specifically but watched some videos to get a brief about the proceedings which takes place. I prepared my self-description well in advance and took views from all my teachers, parents and friends. This was all I did for my SSB preparation but preparation is of no use if you do not perform on the D-DAY.
I had my SSB reporting on 20th August and SSB
from 21st August because it
was a NDA ENTRY. I reached the centre well before time along with my
friend and roaming outside the centre for 4 hours. Then the bus of reporting
candidates came and we all were taken to the reporting area for our
documentation. The documentation process was smooth and I was given chest
number 1 and wearing it gave me good feeling I do not know why. Then the next
day we had screening ,I had previously practiced quite a few OIR questions so
it was easy for me to pass through the OIR test. Then came the PPDT test as I
was chest number 1 I narrated the story first and had an advantage of listening
to other candidates stories more attentively. Our GD was smooth and I was
selected to narrate the common story which I did with confidence. After that
our screening result were told I was given the chest number 17.I was
happy with my performance on day 1.The next day we had our psychological
test as I had prepared for it in well in advance I was easily able to complete
12 STORIES,58 WAT’S AND 42 quality SRT’S.On day 2 also I was
satisfied with my performance.
Then came the GTO TASK day. We were taken to the
ground by the NCO and were divided in 3 groups. I was the first member in the
group so I was the one who performed all the task first(still wondering if it
was good or bad for me).I completely dominated the GROUP DISCUSSION AND
GROUP PLANNING EXERCISE and was
chosen to tell the final solution of GPE
which again I did with full confidence but the assessor did not seemed
satisfied. Then we had FGT and HGT
both of which were not quite good
for me, as the students who took coaching and came had better ideas so I agreed
with their ideas. Then we had our GROUP SNAKE RACE and our war cry was “VANDE
MATRAM” but I was the only one shouting the war cry all the way with only a
little support from my group members and as a result I had a sour throat but
was happy that I did the task with full “JOSH”. Then we had “INDIVIDUAL
OBSTACLE TASK” in which I was only able to complete 8 but did them
without any fear and with perfection.Then we had INDIVIDUAL OBSTACLE TEST
in which I was only able to complete 8
but with perfection. This was our last GTO task on that day and we headed
back to our centre from the ground. Our GTO DAY-1 was over and we headed
back to our rooms. I was 75% satisfied with my performance .All my friends went
around the city of BHOPAL but the NCO told me not to go because their
were chances of my interview happening the same day. On our GTO DAY-2 we
had “COMMAND TASK” in which I was given a moderately difficult task
which I completed within the time limit. But to my utter disappointment
nobody called me as their sub-ordinate in their command task. I was totally
shocked and depressed by this because it will definitely affect my performance.
I forgot about this and tried focussing on my next task which was “LECTURETTE”
as I had participated in many speech and debate competitions I was sure of
performing well and did that. My topic was “SPORTS LEAGUE” and I gave a
good intro about the topic and completed it in style. Then we had PGT
again the coaching guys took over and I underperformed. With this our GTO
TASK ended and I was not at all satisfied with my skill display. The next
day was my INTERVIEW and I was
ready for it despite having a bad day at GTO. My interview was normal and was a
mixture of personal and current affairs as I wrote my hobbies as collecting
information . I was not able to answer 3-4 questions and told the IO that I
will tell the answer in conference. I was quite satisfied with my
performance overall but had a feeling of packing bags and booking a ticket. Then
came the “FINAL DAY” I mean the “CONFERENCE DAY” I was made to
wait 20 minutes before I was called and then I entered the room and saw a group
of officers sitting in a semi-circle. I was told to greet the PRESIDENT OFFICER
so I did and then came a flurry of SRT’S and I answered accordingly the assessor again
did not feel satisfied and this time I was 199 % of packing up my bag. My
conference lasted for 20-30 minutes and as I came out my friends started
telling “TU TO PAKKA RECOMMEND HOGA” I just smiled and told nothing. After 2 hours
we were called in the reporting hall for the result. The officer came with a
file and gave a brief motivational talk and then asked everybody to guess chest
number everybody ”CHEST NO 17 …. CHEST NO 17”(which was my chest number) and the assessors announced my chest no 17 .That
feeling is not comparable to any emotion in this world, no other thing can give
me the same amount of happiness as those words from assessors mouth while
calling my chest number gave. I stood up shouted my UPSC roll no with all
the energy I had and walked to the stage. Along with me 12 other candidates
were recommended. So friends this was my first and thank god last SSB experience.
I hope that those reading this also go through this feeling
someday and feel proud of themselves.
At last I would like to say “GIVE YOUR BEST,NO MATTER HOW
MUCH PEOPLE TRY TO DEMOTIVATE YOU, REMEMBER PEOPLE ONLY CRITICIZE SOMEONE WHEN
THEY KNOW THAT HE/SHE HAS THE CAPABILITY OF CONQUERING THE WORLD”.
Hello friends, I am Prabhjeet Singh, from Ambala, Haryana. My story might be a bit long , So I request your some time. To start, since childhood I too had a dream to join DEFENCE FORCES as an Officer. So I started preparing for NDA right from class 11. I gave my first attempt in Sep 2017, Cleared the exam and went for my first SSB at 1 AFSB- Dehradun. And got conferenced out. With heavy heart I again appeared for NDA written in April 2018 cleared it and this time I had OVERCONFIDENCE that this time I will get screen in easily. I watched a lot of youtube videos about SSB. But unfortunately got screened out from 2 AFSB,Mysore. It was very disheartening for me as well as for my parents. My father who himself is a Captain in Indian Army. I got a bit emotional. I took a year drop to prepare for NDA and JEE-Mains. I went to Kota like many others to prepare for JEE-Mains. Till this time I had filled form for TES twice but did not got call for SSB as I did not cleared the cut off. Luckily I got call for SSB for TES-41 , reported SSB,Bangalore and got screened out this time also. I did not knew what was going with me. But I did not lost hopes.
Again I appeared for NDA written in September 2018 , cleared it, I was very happy. Got SSB Allahabad as centre, my friends told me that it is REJECTION Centre. But I had confidence. Reported SSB, Allahabad. Got screened in …. OHHHH. What a relief I got now. I performed well in the rest 4 days BUT my dear friends this time too I got Conferenced out. I did not know what to do now. As I was thinking with what face I will go home now? How will I face my parents?
This
time in 2019 I got 86.7 percentile in JEE-Mains and I was not getting any good
college. At one point of time I thought that I have wasted my one year- And NO
COLLEGE, NO RECOMMENDATION.
But I had one last chance left for NDA so I
appeared for NDA one last time in April
2019 , cleared it and again got Allahabad as my centre. By this time I took
admission in a private engineering college in Pune. So I had my last but not
the least SSB in Allahabad, went to Allahabad from Pune, and got conference out
there also. When I called my mother after results, my mother got a bit
emotional but I consoled her. I had also lost 1 week,s attendance in college.
At this point of time I was just praying to god that please give me one last
chance for SSB, I want to prove myself and make my parents happy. After coming
back to college, I just prayed. And my prayers were answered when I got call
for Navy 10+2 B.tech entry. Here my happiness cannot be explained. I informed
my parents. After this I was a different person. I wrote down all my mistakes
of past SSBs and filled 4-5 pages, made a complete plan of how would I change
myself in next 2 months.(my next SSB was on 4 Oct.) I changed many of my
habits. Regularly I discussed about SSB with my father and the friends who got
recommended previously. 24*7 I used to think and work on myself to change and
have a good personality. I took motivation from reading others Success stories.
I used to burn midnight oil. Regular reading of news on THE Hindu App, youtube
videos, self introspection helped me a lot. This time I was a bit confident of
my preparation. And told my college about my SSB so I’ll not give mid term
exams, and they told me to go on my own risk. Now the real story begins. I
reported to SSB, Bangalore once again. Total 124 candidates reported, normal
documentation was done, we were told about next day’s schedule. On talking with
other candidates I came to know that only I was the most experienced one 🙂 .
Day 1: My OIR was normal as I did only
69/90 questions. PPDT was easy, I wrote a simple,natural story, gave a
confident narration, initiated in the GD and participated nicely.
When
results were announced, I prayed to god that please not again.( Atleast Screen
in to kardo). And luckily my chest no. was called on third last. (Reliefffff).
Total 40 candidates were in. I felt bad for others.
Day 2: I completed all 12 TAT, wrote very
simple and practical stories., completed 60 WAT, 42 SRTs. Interesting thing
that happened here was that I wrote a different SD from one which I learnt,
Day:3 Some had GTO and others had
interview. I had my interview, focused on myself and talked a bit with friends
in waiting room, I tried to calm myself. My interview went for only 15 mins. IO
asked only general questions,2-3 technical,2-3 GK questions.
Day:4 GTO. I initiated in both GD, gave logical and simple points 3-4 times, GPE went nice and I helped group to conclude. Then in PGT, HGT, GOR I helped my group gave ideas, all accepted many of my ideas. Delivered a confident lecturette for 3 mins. I did 9 individual obstacles, my command task was medium-high level, with help of GTO I completed it. In FGT also I gave ideas and completed it with help of group.
This
time I was confident of my performance but I had mixed thoughts.
Day5: Conference day! I had to wait for
only 2-3 mins outside and inside I was asked general questions, about my
performance.
And
when results came, when my chest no. was called I shouted my name and spelling.
Total 10 candidates got recommended. All shook hands with each other and hugged.
In medicals I got one TR for eye ( myopia), I will go for Appeal Medical in 3rd week of Nov. I hope and pray that I join INA in Jan 2020.
I give credit to my parents, friends, Pushpendra, Hritik, Nitesh and the GOD.
All the best to all those working hard and remember
your day will come. Thank you!
Why do you want to join the army? I surmise regardless I don’t have the exact answer to this question. A solid excitement of energy, an inclination that you generally feel went underexpressed when described to others? Hi everybody, I’m Pankaj Kadyan who got recommended in the eighth attempt after 6 c/o and 1 s/o. I’m writing down my experience to help candidates who where it counts have faith in themselves, regardless of how frequently they face failures, one day they’ll prove that Yes, they have what the SSB is looking for. My journey began in 2015 when I showed up for my first NDA SSB at Allahabad. Incredibly underprepared and incognizant of self I packed my bags the fifth day.
I was so desperate to join the forces that I took SSB to only an another test. I began perusing stories from internet without understanding it’s effect on my performance during the selection process. Post second attempt, I was great with my GTO and Interview yet the rote memory was hampering my pysch responses, bringing about disappointment once more. At this point I was campus placed during my MBA program for a decent CTC and job profile related to my studies.
As I understood my shortcomings, I was showing up for sixth time (second AFSB), yet got screened out. I was stunned as I would consistently make it to second stage. The following 7th attempt was again AFSB in April 2019. I did well all through, was called by 6 candidates in a group of 9 during command task (has nothing to do with selection except for shows your group confides in you) yet some way or another didn’t make it this time either. Though I had build confidence and was happy with my performance. By this time I was settling in corporate workplace and was quickly adjusting to this new job and bearing responsibilities. I could state my stint at my office likewise helped me in getting recommended. I knew there was a general improvement in my social and intellectual qualities. And, I promised to myself of this attempt being the last one.
Showed up for SSB in August one final time. The haunting
psych test were no more sweating me. I took every photo of TAT and related it
to my background. I was not making my hero to be an IAS, IPS official. (For
example on the off chance that there was a dull room, I took it to be a store
room which required cleaning)
The hint, according to my understanding of SSB, is to relate
it to your life. What’s more, in the event that you know where you lack, you
have the most obvious opportunity to make it.
My interview went on for about 100 minutes and was asked
everything from my childhood to my work profile. Ground tasks were great, I was
listening to others when my ideas won’t work and help implement them, took my
group out of situation when it was stuck in PGT. CT went well, the GTO asked
how much time I would require to complete the task. “ I’ll do it in 10 Sir”.
“You have 15 minutes” I along with subordinates and helping material crossed over
to the finish line well within 10 mins. The GTO then increased the difficulty
levels and asked me for “any more ideas”. After completing the task by putting
in about 30 minutes and 6-7 different methods, I was asked to leave. The
conference as always was scary, as I entered the board prez asked what changes
had I brought in myself after these many attempts, the Psych kept writing. He
then asked 2 pros and cons of being 6’. Everyone laughed and posed no further
question.
4 of us got recommended that day.
“When you need to be acknowledged, acknowledge others
without anticipating anything from them in return. If you need to be listened,
first listen to other people”
The Indian Army is going to publish the SSC 55 Tech Men and SSC 26 Tech Women Notification 2020 on 22nd January 2020. Male and Female engineering candidates who are willing to serve the country as an officer are welcome to apply for SSC Tech entry. Go through this article before applying, it will help you to understand about the notification clearly. The Indian Army invites applications from unmarried MALE and unmarried FEMALE Engineering Graduates and also from Widows of Defence Personnel for grant of Short Service Commission in the Indian Army in all Arms/Services. SSC Tech is a technical entry for engineering graduates, it has no written exam and applications are shortlisted based on your percentage in engineering. If you are shortlisted, you will directly face the SSB Interview followed by a Medical Examination. Training will start in October 2020 at Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai.
SSC 55 Tech SSCW 26 Tech Important Dates
Events
Dates
SSC 55 Tech SSCW 26 Tech Notification Date
22 Jan 2020
SSC 55 Tech SSCW 26 Tech Last Date
20 Feb 2020
SSC 55 Tech SSCW 26 Cut Off Date
March/April 2020
SSC 55 Tech SSCW 26 Tech SSB Date
March/April 2020
SSC 55 Tech SSCW 26 Tech Merit List
Sep 2020
SSC 55 Tech SSCW 26 ELIGIBILITY: Below are the important eligibility conditions for recruiting men and women engineering graduates into the Indian Army. Please check the eligibility conditions before applying.
Nationality: A candidate must either be :
A citizen of India
A subject of Bhutan
A subject of Nepal
A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st of January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India
A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Srilanka and East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia, and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories above shall be a person in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by Government of India. Certificate of eligibility will however not be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.
Age Limit: – Below is the age limit criteria mentioned for both men and women engineering graduates.
SSC (Tech)-55 Men and SSC (Tech)-26 Women:– 20 to 27 years as on 01 Oct 2020 (Candidates born between 02 Oct 1993 and 01 Oct 2000) (both dates inclusive)
SCW (Non-Tech) (Non-UPSC)– For Widows of Defence Personnel who died in harness only. Max 35 years of age as on 01 Oct 2020.
Educational Qualification: Candidates who have passed Engineering Degree course or are in the final year of Engineering course are eligible to apply. The candidates studying in the final year examination of Degree Course should be able to produce the Engineering Degree within 12 weeks from the date of commencement of training at OTA. Such candidates will be inducted on Additional Bond Basis for recovery of the cost of training at OTA as notified from time to time as well as stipend and pay & allowances paid, in case they fail to produce the requisite Degree Certificate within the specified time.
SSC 55 Tech SSCW 26 Important Note: – Candidates must note that the minimum educational qualification for induction into SSC(T)-55 Men and SSC(T)-26 Women is BE/B. Tech degree in the Engineering stream notified below. Therefore, to become eligible for induction into SSC(T)-55 Men and SSC(T)-26 Women course, candidates studying in the final year of engineering must complete all the formalities including written, practicals, projects, backlogs, viva voce, etc, for the award of qualifying BE/B. Tech degree failing which their candidature is liable to be cancelled.
SSC 55 Tech SSCW 26 Vacancies: Below are the expected vacancies for SSC 55 Tech and SSC 26 Tech women.
SSC 55 Tech SSCW 26 HOW TO APPLY:
Applications will only be accepted online on website “www.joinindianarmy.nic.in”. Click on ‘Officers Entry Apply/Login’ and then click ‘Registration’. Fill the online registration form after reading the instructions carefully.
After getting registered, click on ‘Apply Online’.
A page ‘Officers Selection – Eligibility’ will open. Then click ‘Apply’ shown against Technical Graduate Course.
A page ‘Application Form’ will open. Read the instructions carefully and click ‘Continue’ to fill details as required under various segments. Personal information, Communication details, Education details and details of previous SSB.
‘Save & Continue’ each time before you go to the next segment.
After filling details on the last segment, you will move to a page ‘Summary of your information’ wherein you can check and edit the entries already made.
Then click on ‘Submit now’ only after carefully ascertaining that the correct details have been filled in.
After submitting, click on “PDF” and take two copies of the application form having Roll No and other details generated by the system.
Short listing of Applications. Integrated HQ of MoD(Army) reserves the right to shortlist applications and to fix cut off percentage of marks for each engineering discipline without assigning any reason.
Only shortlisted eligible candidates depending on the cutoff percentage will be interviewed at Selection Centres, Allahabad (UP), Bhopal (MP), Bangalore (Karnataka) and Kapurthala (Punjab) by Psychologist, Group Testing Officer and Interviewing Officer.
Call Up letter for SSB interview will be issued only through candidate’s registered e-mail id and through SMS.
Allotment of Selection Centre is at the discretion of Dte Gen of Rtg, IHQ MoD (Army) and NO request for changes are entertained in this regard.
Interviews will be held from March/April 2020 (Expected) onwards.
Candidates will put at the two-stage selection procedure.
Those who clear Stage I will go to Stage II.
Those who fail in Stage I will be returned on the same day.
Duration of SSB interview is five days excluding day of arrival and details of the same are available at the official website of Rtg Dte www.joinindianarmy.nic.in
Candidates who recommended in SSB Interview will be sent for medical examination.
SSC 55 Tech SSCW 26 MERIT LIST: A merit list will be prepared on the basis of all the engineering streams and marks obtained by the candidates in all the stages.
ONLINE APPLICATION WILL OPEN ON 22 JAN 2020 AND WILL BE CLOSED ON 20 FEB 2020.
Lieutenant Commander Karabi Gogoi joins Indian embassy in Moscow as the Assistant Naval Attache. She is a Naval Architect and the first Woman Naval Officer to be posted in an Indian mission abroad. She studied at the Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology in Odisha. In her final year BE exams in 2010, she attended the SSB interview in Bengaluru and was commissioned into the Navy the same year.
Indian Army has released a list of 77 martyrs who lost their lives in various operations in 2019. The list includes 02 officers, 03 JCOs, and 72 PBORs. These officers and soldiers made supreme sacrifice while guarding the national frontier and saving us. Let’s not forget the names of these heroes. Here is the list of 77 martyrs according to their regiments who laid down their lives in 2019 beyond the call of duty for the best national interests:
Indian is celebrating the 72nd Army Day today, Indian Army’s Captain Tanya Shergill became the first woman officer as Parade Adjutant on Army Day Parade this year. Captain Tanya Shergill is the first woman to lead an all-male marching contingent at the event. She is a 4th generation officer, her great grandfather served in the Sikh Regiment, her grandfather was in Armoured Corps, her father was in Artillery and she is serving in corps of signals.
