She has the rare distinction of serving in all three branches of the Indian Armed Forces. She served in the Indian Army from the ranks of Lieutenant to Captain,in the Indian Navy from Surgeon Lieutenant to Surgeon Vice Admiral and in the Indian Air Force as an Air Marshal.[2]
Sarin was commissioned in the Armed Forces Medical Services on 26 December 1985 as a lieutenant (surgeon sub-lieutenant).[8] Her career spans across all three services –the Indian Army,the Indian Navy,and the Indian Air Force.[2] She was promoted to captain (surgeon lieutenant) on 3 December 1986.[9] On 3 December 1991,Sarin was promoted surgeon lieutenant commander,[10] and was promoted surgeon commander on 14 January 2000.[11]
Sarin as the DGMS (Air) in the rank of Air Marshal.
On 17 June 2020,[17] Sarin was promoted to the rank of Surgeon Rear Admiral,with seniority from 2 March 2020.[17] She was appointed Command Medical Officer,Southern Naval Command (SNC).[18] She is the second woman to have held the appointment of CMO at SNC,the first being Surgeon Rear Admiral Nirmala Kannan.[19] On 26 January 2021,she was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal for distinguished service of a high order.[20] After a short stint at SNC,she was appointed Commanding Officer of INHS Asvini. On 31 January 2021,in a rare event of a change of command between two women flag officers,she took over from Surgeon Rear Admiral Sheila S. Mathai.[21] In December 2021,Rear Admiral Sarin relinquished the appointment of Commandant INHS Asvini and was appointed Command Medical Officer Western Naval Command.[22]
On 5 October 2022,[23] Sarin was promoted to the rank of Surgeon Vice Admiral,only the sixth woman to be promoted to three-star rank in the Indian Armed Forces. She was appointed the Director and Commandant of the Armed Forces Medical College. She took over from another woman three-star officer - Lieutenant GeneralRajshree Ramasethu.[24] On 10 January 2023,Vice Admiral Sarin took over as the Director General Medical Services (Air) (DGMS Air) in the rank of Air Marshal.[25] After a short stint,in March 2023,she was appointed Director General Medical Services (Navy) in the rank of Surgeon Vice Admiral.[2][26]
Sarin was born into a naval family;her father was a naval officer who served for 41 years and retired as a commander,[5] while her brother Rajesh also served in the navy for 30 years. A submariner,Rajesh retired as a Commodore,having served as the Commodore Commanding Submarines (East) besides commanding three submarines and a frigate. Her sister-in-law was also a doctor in the navy.
Sarin is married to Surgeon Rear Admiral C. S. Naidu,AVSM,VSM,a hepatobiliary surgeon who served in the navy for 38 years. In 2020,in a first,the couple served as the Command Medical Officers (CMO) of naval commands. While Vice Admiral Sarin served as the CMO of the Southern Naval Command,Rear Admiral Naidu was the CMO of the Eastern Naval Command.[29] The couple has a son.[30]
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