Doming becomes India’s first female Army Colonel from Arunachal

Pasighat: Arunachal’s Ponung Doming has achieved a major milestone by becoming the first woman officer from the Northeast to be promoted to the rank of colonel in the Indian Army.

Hailing from Pasighat in East Siang district, Colonel Doming is currently posted in Leh and holds the distinction of being the first woman army officer from her home state.
Her new position is to command the Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) unit in the strategically important area of ​​Leh.
Col. Doming’s educational journey began at Government Daying Ering Higher Secondary School and IGJ Government Higher Secondary School in Pasighat. In the twelfth grade, she excelled as a top-ranking student among her tribal peers. Later, she studied civil engineering at Walchand College of Engineering in Maharashtra.
Commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Indian Army in 2008, Col Doming’s hard work and dedication got her promoted to the rank of Major after four and a half years of service. In April 2014, she served in a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, demonstrating her commitment to international peace efforts.
Colonel Doming’s journey into the army was not initially part of her childhood dreams. However, her interest in joining the Indian Army grew during his college years. Unfortunately, due to certain circumstances, she could not pursue this path soon after completing her engineering degree in 2005. After that, she got a job in a prominent multinational company in Kolkata, where she worked for about two years.
Motivated to fulfill her aspirations, Colonel Doming appeared in the examination conducted by the Service Selection Board, Allahabad in 2008. Her determination paid off and she successfully got into the army, after which she joined the Officers Training Academy in Chennai.
Known for her humble nature, Colonel Doming has become an inspiration to many. When asked if she had any advice for young people, especially girls who are planning to join the army like her, she replied, “The young people of our home state and the region. My advice to aspirants is to dream big and above all to have courage, go for those dreams and make them come true.
Colonel Doming’s outstanding achievements have attracted the attention of many young people seeking his guidance online.

She said that she would consider herself lucky if she could inspire even one person to play a role for the betterment of the country.