Captain Shiva Chouhan: The First Woman Officer To Get Deployed in Siachen, World's Highest Battlefield

In 2021, shiva goy was commissioned into the Engineering Regiment of the Indian Army as a Lieutenant. Later, Shiva was promoted to the post of captain through field ranking.

In July 2022, Capt Chouhan successfully led the Sura Soi Cycling Expedition from Siachen War Memorial to Kargil War Memorial, covering a distance of 508 km. This was conducted on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas and was a huge success.

She took on the challenge of leading the men of the Sura Soi Engineer Regiment at Siachen and did so admirably that she was selected to undergo training at the Siachen Battle School.

The officer was put through challenging and difficult training at the battle school, where she trained with other Indian Army commanders. Exercises like endurance training, ice wall climbing, avalanche and crevasse rescue, and survival exercises were all part of the program. Despite a lot of obstacles, Captain Shiva Chouhan completed the program with great perseverance.

She finally arrived at the Siachen Glacier on January 2nd after a long and difficult journey. The Sappers, led by Captain Shiva Chouhan, will now be responsible for several military engineering activities at the location for the next three months.