New Delhi, General Dalbir Singh,
the Chief of Army Staff, after an illustrious career spanning over four
decades, handed over the baton to General Bipin Rawat in a ceremony held at South Block today. Amongst
numerous achievements, the tenure of Gen Dalbir Singh was operationally significant
wherein a high tempo of operations was maintained in J&K and North East. Gen Dalbir Singh
laid a wreath at Amar Jawan Jyoti and was accorded a guard of honour at South Block Lawns prior to relinquishing as
COAS.General Bipin Rawat
took over as the 27th Chief of the Army Staff. The General Officer
was tenanting the appointment of the Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) of the
Indian Army from 01 Sep 2016.
General
Bipin Rawat was commissioned in the Fifth Battalion of the Eleven Gorkha Rifles
in December 1978, from Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, where he was awarded
the ‘Sword of Honour’. The General
Officer has vast experience in high altitude warfare and counter insurgency
operations. He commanded an Infantry
battalion, along the Line of Actual Control in the Eastern Sector; a Rashtriya
Rifles Sector and an Infantry Division in the Kashmir Valley, a Corps in the
Eastern theatre and the Southern Command. He has tenanted instructional
appointments at Indian Military Academy, Dehradun and at Army War College,
Mhow.Lt
Gen Bipin Rawat has held important staff appointments at Directorate General of
Military Operations and Military Secretary’s Branch at Army HQ. He has also been Major General General Staff
(MGGS) at HQ Eastern Command. The
General Officer commanded a Multinational Brigade, in a Chapter VII mission in
the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC). Whilst serving with the United
Nations, he was twice awarded the Force Commander’s Commendation.
An
alumni of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, the Higher Command &
National Defence College Courses, the General Officer, during the span of over 38 years service in uniform, has been
awarded for gallantry and distinguished service with the UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM,
VSM, COAS Commendation on two occasions and the Army Commander’s Commendation. The General Officer also attended the Command
and General Staff College (CGSC) course at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, USA.
Academically
inclined, he has authored numerous articles on ‘National Security’ and
‘Leadership’, which have been published in various journals and publications.
He was awarded M. Phil in Defence Studies from Madras University. He has a
Diploma in Management and another Diploma in Computer Studies. Lieutenant
General Bipin Rawat has also completed his research on military media strategic
studies and was awarded Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D) from
Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut in 2011.
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