Women Cadet Rekha Singh, wife of Galwan Valley clash hero Late Naik Deepak Singh, Vir Chakra (Posthumous) got commissioned into Indian Army after completing her training from OTA Chennai.
Naik Deepak made the supreme sacrifice during the Galwan clash. Lt Rekha is one of the 40 Women Cadets who got commissioned today from the Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai.
Lt Rekha Singh
Rekha was married to Naik Deepak Singh of the Bihar Regiment’s 16th Battalion. He was killed in combat on June 15, 2020, at Galwan, while fighting Chinese PLA soldiers. He was posthumously given the Vir Chakra in November 2021. The Vir Chakra is India’s third highest wartime military honor, following the Param Vir Chakra and the Maha Vir Chakra.
Army Wives Continuing the Legacy
Several Army wives whose husbands were killed in action have chosen to join the armed forces to carry on their husbands’ legacy. The Army is also pushing women who are qualified to become officers to follow in their late husbands’ footsteps. The Army is also giving them plenty of advice on how to start over in their lives. Rekha Singh’s tale exemplifies the growing number of army spouses whose husbands were killed in the line of duty or in conflict and who are pursuing a career in the armed forces to carry on their loved one’s legacy.
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