Lt
Gen Bipin Rawat will take over as the VCOAS of the Indian Army on 01 September
2016. He was commissioned in the Fifth Battalion of the Eleven Gorkha Rifles in
December 1978, from IMA, 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.
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
at HQ Eastern Command.
The
officer commanded a Multinational Brigade, in a Chapter VII mission in the
Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC). An alumni of Defence Services Staff
College, Wellington, the Higher Command & National Defence College Courses,
the General Officer, during the span of
over 35 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.
It is noted that Lt Gen MMS Rai retired
today, relinquishing the appointment of the Vice Chief of the Army Staff
(VCOAS) of the Indian Army. The General Officer hung his uniform after an
illustrious military career spanning four decades.
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