Lt Gen MMS Rai has been appointed as the Vice Chief of Army Staff. Rai replaced Lt Gen Philip Campose, who got superannuated. Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi, who is tipped to be the next army chief, replaced Rai as the new General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command in Kolkata. Rai was commissioned into the Corps of Engineers (Bombay Sappers) on December 15, 1976, and joined an Armoured Engineer Regiment.He has held various staff and instructorship appointments.
Chiefs of Indian Armed Forces
- Chief of Army Staff – General Dalbir Singh Suhag
- Chief of Naval Staff – Admiral Robin K Dhowan
- Chief of Indian Air Force – Arup Raha
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