Tribune News Service

Bathinda, June 29

Lieutenant General DR Soni today relinquished the command of the prestigious Chetak Corps after a successful tenure of more than a year.During his farewell address on the eve of handing over the command, DR Soni complimented all ranks of the Chetak Corps for their commitment, zeal and loyalty to the organisation and patriotism.He urged them to strive for professional excellence and hone soldierly skills aligning with requirements of future to integrate technology and adapt to the challenges of a complex future battlefield milieu and social environment.Empathy and kindness, coupled with a firm resolve and desire to deliver, he felt, were the basic tenets of leadership, and each soldier must ensure a commitment to the service, without desire for individual furtherance.During his tenure, the General Officer emphasised on maintaining a high threshold of operational readiness to enable fulfilment of any challenge that may present itself in the future. He has constantly maintained that the success in operations will depend on a positive and offensive attitude, continued force modernisation, excellence in training, security consciousness, earnest work culture and focused human resource management. Infusion of technology, operation-oriented training and development of modern infrastructure were his key result areas to make Chetak Corps a cutting edge of the Indian Army.

WESTERN COMMAND CHIEF OF STAFF RETIRES

CHANDIGARH: Lt Gen Gurdeep Singh retired as the Chief of Staff, Western Command, on Thursday.

He served in the army for 39 years. At the Western Command, Lt Gen Singh improved the ecological layout of the station, and streamlined the allotment of accommodation through better procedure.

He was commissioned into the Kumaon Regiment in June 1977. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy (NDA) and the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Lt Gen Singh tenanted various command, staff, and instructional appointments.