Army chief Gen Rawat to visit Jammu today

Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat will visit Jammu and Kashmir today in his first official trip after taking over as the country's 27th Chief of Army Staff.
According to top army sources, he will be visiting the army formation in Jammu.
Gen Rawat took over as chief of the 1.3 million strong Indian Army last week, succeeding Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag, who retired after 42 years of service.
He superseded two seniormost Lt Generals, Praveen Bakshi and P M Hariz. Rawat was commissioned in the Fifth Battalion of the Eleven Gorkha Rifles in December 1978 from IMA, Dehradun. He was awarded the 'Sword of Honour' at the academy.

Gen Rawat has vast experience in high-altitude warfare and counter-insurgency operations. He commanded an infantry battalion, along the Line of Actual Control in the Eastern Sector, a Rashtriya Rifles Sector and an Infantry Division in the Kashmir Valley, a Corps in the Eastern theatre and the Southern Command.
He has also held important staff appointments at Directorate General of Military Operations and Military Secretary's Branch at Army HQ.