Army chief General Rawat takes over as Chairman of chiefs of Staff Committee

Army chief General Rawat takes over as Chairman of chiefs of Staff Committee

Army chief General Rawat takes over as Chairman of chiefs of Staff Committee

Army chief General Bipin Rawat will take over as the new Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC). He succeed Indian Air Force (IAF) chief, Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa, who retired from service by the end of this month.

The Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) comprises chiefs of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force and the senior most member is appointed its chairperson.

Outgoing COSC Chairman, Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, handed over the baton to General Rawat in a ceremonial function in South Block.

The Air Chief Marshal was appointed as Chairman, COSC on May 31, 2019. Under his stewardship, the Services progressed jointmanship and integration on a number of fronts in synchronisation with the motto ‘Victory through Jointness'.

General Rawat, an alumnus of the National Defence Academy (NDA), had been commissioned into the 11 Gorkha Rifles of the Army. He has vast experience in operations across a wide spectrum of conflict and terrain profiles.

As the next Chairman COSC, General Rawat is focused to operationalise the appointment of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), enhance Tri-Service integration, stimulate simultaneous growth of the Services, rapid operationalisation and synchronisation of modern war fighting capabilities to ensure that the Armed Forces are well aligned to the future.