Galwan Braveheart’s wife all set to enter Army as Lieutenant

New Delhi: The wife of one of the 20 braves killed in a skirmish with the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Galwan Valley of the eastern Ladakh in June 2020 will soon be commissioned in the army as a lieutenant.

Also, in a first, five lady cadets from this latest batch of officers are expected to be commissioned into the in the regiment of artillery.

Defence sources told Defence Watch that among the 200-odd cadets, Rekha Singh is set to graduate from Chennai-based Officers Training Academy on April 29.

They said, Rekha was married to Naik Deepak Singh of the 16th Battalion of Bihar Regiment who was killed in action in the remote Galwan valley while fighting numerically superior Chinese soldiers on June 15, 2020.

Naik Deepak Singh was posthumously awarded Vir Chakra (VrC) for his heroism in November 2021. It is India's third-highest wartime military honour after Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra.

Rekha is part of 40 women cadets who will be commissioned next week.

Indian Army has been encouraging such Veer Naris who are eligible to become officers to follow in the footsteps of their late husbands. The force provides them guidance also to make a fresh start.

It is the result of Army's endeavour that a growing number of Veer Naris are choosing to pursue a career in the armed forces to carry forward the legacy of the brave men, soldiering on in the aftermath of upheaval in their lives and inspiring others to follow suit.

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