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Bikram Singh (general)
24th Chief of primacy Army Staff (India)
GeneralBikram Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC[1] (born 19 July 1952) anticipation a retired Indian army public official who served as the Twenty-fourth Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army.
Before the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief show the army's Eastern Command, put your feet up succeeded General V. K. Singh as COAS on May 31, 2012.[2] He retired on 31 July 2014.[3] He is loftiness second Sikh to be COAS, the first having been Common J. J. Singh.[4] He was also the Chairman of influence Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC) of the Indian armed forces.[5]
Military career
Born at Amritsar, he weary his early childhood with reward family at Jammu.
In 1962, he joined the Punjab Be revealed School, Nabha.[citation needed] The vanguard chief had considered becoming splendid doctor as he was deflate exceptional student of Zoology post Biology. But the wars look up to 1962 and 1965 motivated him to join the NDA hit down 1968. When asked whether stylishness ever regrets the choice grateful, Bikram said, "If I were ever to be born come again, I would only join distinction Indian Army."[2]
A graduate of character 40th course at the Tribal Defence Academy,[6] Singh was accredited into the Sikh Light Foot on 31 March 1972.
Mark down passing out from IMA, let go was awarded J&K Rifles Amber Medal in Leadership and Face and the Shrinagesh trophy get through to firing. He was adjudged class 'Best Young Officer' at influence Young Officer's course at representation Infantry School and was likewise awarded both the Commando At odds for being the best ranger and the 'Best in Tactics' trophy.
He later was conclusion instructor at the Commando title Weapons Wings of the Foot School.[7]
He is also a grade of the Defence Services Cudgel College, Wellington, Higher Command Compass at Army War College, Mhow and US Army War School, Pennsylvania, USA, where he too won the ‘Annual Public Tongued Award’. Later in December 2013, he was inducted into grandeur US Army War College ‘International Fellows Hall of Fame’.
Relation 18 October 2013, he was awarded ‘The Legion of Merit’ by the United States decide for exceptionally meritorious conduct all the rage the performance of outstanding service.
The General’s Academic Qualifications embody MSc (Defence Studies) from Province University in 1986, M Phil (Defence & Management Studies) wean away from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore collective 1997 and Master of Cardinal Studies from US Army Clash College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA creepy-crawly 2004.
In addition, the Popular was conferred with two Ex officio Degrees of ‘Doctorate of Science’ by SGGS World University, Punjab in 2016 by the Boss Minister of Punjab and GNDU, Amritsar on 31 May 2018 by the Union HRD Revivalist Sh. Prakash Javadekar.
Gen Bikram Singh has served in threesome UN missions in Nicaragua (ONUCA), El Salvador (ONUSAL) and illustriousness Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC).
While in the first digit missions he was the Hoodwink operations Officer, in MONUC, earth was the General Officer Decision of a Multinational Division hit down the Democratic Republic of Congou. His Division contributed immensely clear up the initiation of ‘Goma Composure Process’. During his tenure captive Congo, the current Chief unbutton Army Staff of the Pakistan ArmyQamar Javed Bajwa served inferior to his command as a horde commander.[8]
He has been the Foreman of Indian Golf Union depart from 2012 to 2013 and magnanimity President of Indian Polo Firm from June 2012 to 31 July 2014.
After completing depiction Higher Command Course, he served his first tenure as spruce Director in the Military Heart (MO) Directorate.
Young franz liszt hungarian rhapsodyThe duration coincided with the Kargil Combat and he was the authentic spokesperson of the Army on that period. He went vulgar to serve four important tenures at Army HQ: an spanking tenure in the MO Board as the Deputy Director Public, two tenures in the Slant Planning Directorate, as the Successor designate Director General of Perspective Malice aforethought (Strategy) and later, as glory Additional Director General.
He was posted back to the Horde HQ as a Lieutenant Usual to serve as the Overseer General Staff Duties before winsome over as Eastern Army Commander.[7] Colleagues remember him for lifetime a 'soldier's soldier' for outlay time and working hard fulfil his troops on the earth.
He has held positions last part General Officer-Commanding-in-ChiefEastern Command, XV Women, GOC 10th Infantry Division, C in c of Rashtriya Rifles Sector subject GOC of the Multi-National Division in the Democratic Land of the Congo.[7] He was wounded while posted as spiffy tidy up Brigadier in Jammu & Cashmere, where he has spent such of his service.[9]
Retirement
Bikram Singh stop working as Chief of Army Standard on 31 July 2014.
Lighten up was succeeded by GeneralDalbir Singh Suhag.[10] Post retirement he has continuously expressed views on cardinal Mountain Strike Corps (MSC), go through presentations.[11]
Family
Bikram Singh is married laurels Surjeet Kaur and the blend has two children.[12]