Class -5 friends appointed as indian army & Navy Commanders... Interesting!

As the Chief of army Staff of the country, General Manoj Pandey assumed charge in april 2022, after the completion of his term, Lieutenant General upendra Dwivedi, who is the Deputy Chief of army Staff, has been appointed as the 30th Chief of army Staff of the country and he will take over today (Jan 30, 2024). Central Govt. He has held many responsibilities including Director General of Infantry. Born on July 1, 1964, Lt. Gen. upendra Dwivedi was commissioned into the Jammu & kashmir Rifles of the indian army on December 15, 1984.

Similarly, after Admiral R hari Kumar, who was the commander of the Navy, completed his duties on April 30, 2024, Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, who was serving as the Deputy commander of the Navy, was appointed as the commander in Chief of the Navy from April 30, 2024. Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi was appointed to the Executive Branch of the indian Navy on 01 July 1985. A communications and electronic warfare expert, he has worked in it for nearly 39 years. TK Tripathi has also served as the Commanding Officer of indian Navy ships Vinash, Kirch, and Trisul.

It is interesting to know that Lt. Gen. upendra Dwivedi, who will take charge as the indian army Chief today (June 30, 2024), and Admiral Dinesh Tripathi, the Navy commander, are schoolmates.

They both studied in the same class at Sainik school in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. In the 1970s, both of them studied together in the fifth grade, Defense Ministry Spokesperson A. bharath Bhushan Babu said on the X site page.

Lt Gen Dwivedi's serial number in school was 931 and Admiral Tripathi's serial number was 938, the serial numbers of the two officers were next to each other and their bond of friendship was strong from the early days of schooling, such a strong camaraderie between senior leaders, understanding between the two forces and It is said that the relationship will be strengthened.

It is noteworthy that the appointments of these two commanders have been held almost two months apart. It is also noted that even after completing schooling, the friendship between the two of them continued and that both of them used to share their problems and problems in their work and maintained mutual friendship. Both of them, who are currently holding high positions in the three indian armed forces, are schoolmates and both of them have now become Navy and army commanders, which will help strengthen the relationship between the two forces.

The senior officers are happy that the problems between them can be easily resolved, thereby improving the strength of India's military and naval structure and making decisions in difficult times.

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