LT GEN MMS RAI TO HEAD
"DESERT CORPS"
Lt Gen Man Mohan Singh Rai,
took over as GOC Desert Corps today. Lt Gen Rai succeeds Lt Gen
Philip Campose, who has proceeded on posting to Army Headquarters.
General Rai is an alumni of
NDA Khadakvasla, who was commissioned into 114 Armoured Engineer Regiment of
Corps of Engineers in 1976. The General Officer has an illustrious
academic and professional career, having passed out third in order of merit from
Indian Military Academy. He has attended all the requisite higher
military courses at premier Indian Military Institutions and as an Engineers
officer got inducted into General Cadre. He possesses rich
operational and command experience having commanded an Armoured Engineer
Regiment in plains, and a Mountain Brigade in North East. He
commanded Rastriya Rifles Force, as GOC, in the insurgency hit region of Jammu
and Kashmir.
During his illustrious
military career of over three decades in the Army. He has held
various prestigious staff appointments like Directing Staff at Defence Service
Staff College, Colonel General Staff Operations of a Corps in high altitude,
Chief Engineer of a Corps in Desert sector, Brigadier General Staff at Army
Training Command and Deputy Director General at Military Operations Directorate
at Army Headquarters. Before being nominated as GOC Konark Corps,
he was Additional Military Secretary in Military Secretary branch at Army
Headquarters. For his devotion to duty and distinguished
contribution to service, the General has been awarded Vishisht Sewa Medal (VSM)
as Brigadier and Ati Vishisht Sewa Medal (AVSM) as GOC of Rashtriya Rifles Force
in Jammu and Kashmir.
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