Military career of Gen VKSingh Singh was commissioned into the 2nd Battalion of The Rajput Regiment (Kali Chindi) on 14 June 1970. He then commanded the same unit when it was positioned along the Line of Control with Pakistan. He graduated from the Defence Services Staff College as an honours graduate of the United States Army Infantry School, a graduate of the Rangers Course at Fort Benning and the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. In the US for the Rangers course, he came first in combat operations. Singh is experienced in counter insurgency operations and high altitude operations. He has also seen action in the 1971 Bangladesh war. During his career he has served in various positions: Military Operations Directorate at the Army Headquarters. Brigadier General Staff of a Corps during Operation Parakram when Indian troops were mobilised on the border in the wake of the attack on the Indian Parliament in 2001. Commanded Ambala-based 2 Corps and Jalandhar based 11 Corps in Punjab state. Instructor in the Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) headquarters in Bhutan. Singh was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) for distinguished service while commanding a counter-insurgency force. He became Chief of Army Staff on 31 March 2010, and was the first commando to achieve that position.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 02:51:46 +0000
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