2nd Lt. Dewa Ayu Ardikna Suari has been called by the Indonesian Flying Force as its first female loadmaster, in an unprecedented relocation in the male-dominated military force.
Finishing from the Air Force Academy in 2017, 25- year-old Ayu completed her three-month loadmaster training on Wednesday. She is currently assigned to the 2 nd Squadron at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in East Jakarta.
As the loadmaster in the Air Force, she will be accountable for the safe loading and dumping of freight.
Commander of the 1 st Wing Transportation, Col. Fata Patira, conferred the title on her in the training closing ceremony held at the base on Wednesday.
A local of Gianyar, Bali, Ayu expressed her gratitude for her assignment in the force.
” Without the blessing of God, my moms and dads and sister and the assistance of my elders, I might not potentially be a loadmaster like I am now,” she said in a press declaration on Thursday, including that she hoped there would be more female loadmasters in the Air Force.
Ayu stated that ending up being a Flying force officer was not her initial plan as she had dreamed of becoming a policewoman when she was a child. The dream, she stated, was to follow in the steps of her daddy who serves in the police.
Her career in the military started after she ended up being a member of the nationwide flag-hoisting group back in 2012 representing Bali.
” The Air Force Academy was accepting one member from the flag-hoisting team. I was called and told that I was qualified for choice,” Ayu stated in an interview with tribunnews.com on Thursday.
After passing the choice procedure in Bali, she enrolled in the Air Force Academy in 2013 and began her profession.
Now, she is excitedly awaiting her very first flight schedule as a loadmaster.
” I continue to receive incredible assistance from my juniors, seniors, household and other colleagues. I hope that I can perform this brand-new task smoothly,” Ayu stated.
In May, 25- year-old 2nd Lt. Ajeng Tresna Dwi Wijayanti ended up being the very first woman fighter pilot in the Indonesian Military. She now pilots a KAI T-50 i Golden Eagle light attack airplane with the 15 th Squadron of the 3 rd Wing Fighters stationed at Iswahjudi Flying force Base in Madiun, East Java.
