Squadron Leader Aashritha V Olety is the first and only woman in the IAF qualified for the role, and as a flight test engineer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Olety, a native of Karnataka, has graduated as part of the 43rd Flight Test Course after completing a one-year course at the pilot school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Excluding the medical wing in which women have been serving for decades, the army accounts for 6,807 women officers, the IAF 1,607 and the navy has 704 women officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In percentage terms, women still form a small part of the military – 0.56% of the army, 1.08% of the air force and 6.5% of the navy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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