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New Chief of Staff for Eastern Command


By Indian Express
Tuesday July 4, 02:33 AM

Lt-Gen KS Siva Kumar, VSM, took over as Chief of Staff, Eastern Command, from 1 July, 2006. Born on 29 January, 1948, in Madras, he studied at St Thomas High School, Loyola College and Presidency College (B Sc), Chennai. He was commissioned from OTA in August 1967 and joined the Jat regiment on 23 June, 1968. He is a graduate of the staff course at DSSC and has also attended the prestigious HC and NDC.

He commanded a Jat battalion in Arunachal Pradesh and in the deserts of Rajasthan. He has held varied staff and instructional posts in military operations, staff duties directorate, military secretary and MA to COAS at Army headquarters. He also commanded an Assam Rifles Sector in Ukhrul district of North Eastern Manipur. He has also held the coveted post of COS of UN Mission in Rwanda where he was promoted as the Deputy Force Commander and finally nominated as the Acting Force Commander. He was posted as SI in DSSC after NDC. He commanded an infantry division and on completion of Comd in April 2004, he was posted as Chief Instructor (Army),DSSC, Wellington. On completion of his tenure at DSSC, he was posted as COS (designate) at the Eastern Command headquarters and has now become COS. He is fond of classical music .

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New Chief of Staff for Eastern Command


By Indian Express
Tuesday July 4, 02:33 AM

Lt-Gen KS Siva Kumar, VSM, took over as Chief of Staff, Eastern Command, from 1 July, 2006. Born on 29 January, 1948, in Madras, he studied at St Thomas High School, Loyola College and Presidency College (B Sc), Chennai. He was commissioned from OTA in August 1967 and joined the Jat regiment on 23 June, 1968. He is a graduate of the staff course at DSSC and has also attended the prestigious HC and NDC.

He commanded a Jat battalion in Arunachal Pradesh and in the deserts of Rajasthan. He has held varied staff and instructional posts in military operations, staff duties directorate, military secretary and MA to COAS at Army headquarters. He also commanded an Assam Rifles Sector in Ukhrul district of North Eastern Manipur. He has also held the coveted post of COS of UN Mission in Rwanda where he was promoted as the Deputy Force Commander and finally nominated as the Acting Force Commander. He was posted as SI in DSSC after NDC. He commanded an infantry division and on completion of Comd in April 2004, he was posted as Chief Instructor (Army),DSSC, Wellington. On completion of his tenure at DSSC, he was posted as COS (designate) at the Eastern Command headquarters and has now become COS. He is fond of classical music .

Heheh militaries all over the world love acronyms!

Militaries might, and should communicate internally as they please, but when they see a PR opportunity to communicate with the rest of the world, they should do so unambigously. We keep hearing this talk about info warfare and media warfare, but they can't put out simple press releases. Speak clearly so that your target audience understands you!

By the way, MA is Military Attache'.

Nope.. MA to COAS is Military Assistant. Military Attache's are foundin diplomatic posts.

Lt General Zameer Uddin Shah will take over as the new Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Planning and Systems) on Sunday (October 1) after the present incumbent Lt General GD Singh retires. Shah is the elder brother of famous actor Naseeruddin Shah.

An alumni of St. Joseph's College, Nainital, Lt. General Shah was commissioned into the 186 Light Regiment (Camel Pack) in June 1968 and he saw action in the 1971 India-Pakistan at Longewala in Jaisalmer sector, an Army spokesman said here on Friday adding Shah, at present, was posted in 3 Corps in the north-east region.

Shah has participated in counter-insurgency operations in the north-east and Punjab besides serving stints in a mountain brigade, an instructor at the Officers Training Academy, Chennai and Additional Military Secretary, Army Headquarters.

He also served as defence attache in Saudi Arabia, the spokesman said adding Shah was a graduate of the prestigious Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and National Defence College, Delhi. Incidentally, his son is now serving in his father's regiment, the spokesman said.

In another major appointment Lt General SP Sree Kumar has been named as the new Signal Officer-in-Chief. A 1968 batch officer, Kumar is a graduate of the National Defence Academy (NDA) and took part in the 1971 war. He also served a stint in Sri Lanka during the IPKF operations and in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.

Lt General PR Gangadharan was appointed as the new military secretary and will assume the new responsibility on October 1. A Maratha Light Infantry officer, he also saw action during the 1971 war in Jaisalmer sector and later served in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir. At present, he is commanding a Desert Corps, the spokesman said

General Mandhata Singh is currently DG, DIA.Yes, he succeeded General Avtar Singh.

General Dhillon, a Gunner is going to XII Corps.

He's already taken over. And Maj Gen AS Sekhon is going as GOC 15 Corps in place of SS Dhillon who does as MGO.

Rakesh, from January 1, the following changes will take effect.
Lt Gen Deepak Kapoor: Vice Chief of Army Staff
Lt Gen HS Panag: GOC-in-C Northern Command
Lt Gen KS Jamwal: GOC-in-C Eastern Command
Lt Gen ML Naidu: GOC-in-C ARTRAC

New Delhi, Dec 24 (PTI) Lt Gen Deepak Kapoor has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of Army Staff.

He will succeed Lt Gen S Pattabhiraman, who is retiring on December 31, 2006.

Kapoor, currently the Northern Army Commander, is likely to become the next Chief of Army Staff when Gen J J Singh retires on September 30, 2007.

Lt Gen H C Panag, at present General Officer Command (GOC) 21 Core, will be the new Northern Army Commander.

Lt Gen K S Jamwal, GOC Army Training Command, has been shifted as the Eastern Army Commander. He has the distinction of commanding Desert Corp earlier.

Lt Gen M L Naidu, Commandant of Army War College, has been appointed as the new GOC-in-C of Army Training Command at Shimla. Naidu has commanded Leh-based 14 Core and also had a stint as Military Attache in Germany. PTI