In a first, woman army doctor deployed in Siachen
Hindustan TimesNEW DELHI: A woman army doctor, Captain Geetika Koul, has been deployed at the world’s highest battlefield, Siachen, for the first time, the Leh-based Fire and Fury Corps said on Tuesday. Captain Geetika Koul is the Indian Army’s first woman medical officer to be deployed at Siachen, the world’s highest battlefield. “Captain Geetika Koul from the Snow Leopard Brigade becomes the first Woman Medical officer of the #IndianArmy to be deployed at the world’s highest battlefield, #Siachen after successfully completing the induction training at Siachen Battle School,” it said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. The development comes almost a year after the army for the first time deployed a woman officer, Captain Shiva Chouhan, at the world’s highest and coldest battleground in January 2023.