Storming male bastions comes naturally to Lieutenant General Punita Arora, the first woman in the defence services to reach the second highest rank in the Armed Forces. Now, she will be the Indian Navy’s first lady Vice- Admiral.
‘‘I was extremely happy here,’’ Lt-Gen Arora says before a farewell function by civilian staff at Armed Forces Medical College today.
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At present, Commandant of the city-based Armed Forces Medical College, Lt-Gen Arora will take up her new appointment as Director-General of Medical Services Navy on June 20. The post was lying vacant since May 1 last when Vice-Admiral Vijay K. Singh took over as Director-General of Armed Forces Medical Services.
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