Jai Singh Nain
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Jai Singh Nain | |
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Allegiance | India |
Service/ | Indian Army |
Years of service | 18 June 1983 – 31 October 2022 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Service number | IC-41067N |
Commands held | Southern Army 9 Corps |
Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal |
Lieutenant General Jai Singh Nain PVSM, AVSM, SM, ADC was the former General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Southern Command of the Indian Army. He assumed the post from Lieutenant-General Chandi Prasad Mohanty.[1]
Career[edit]
Nain was commissioned into the 2nd battalion of the Dogra Regiment in June 1983.[2] He is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad and the National Defence College (Bangladesh).[1]
Nain has served as a United Nations military observer with the UN mission in Iraq and Kuwait.[1] He is the alumnus of Sainik School Kunjpura, Karnal Haryana. and belongs to 62nd course Hunter Squadron of National Defence Academy Khadakwasla Pune
Decorations[edit]
Dates of rank[edit]
Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 18 June 1983[3] | |
Lieutenant | Indian Army | 18 June 1985[4] | |
Captain | Indian Army | 18 June 1988[5] | |
Major | Indian Army | 18 June 1994[6] | |
Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | 16 December 2004[7] | |
Colonel | Indian Army | 15 March 2006[8] | |
Brigadier | Indian Army | 9 August 2010 (substantive, with seniority from 14 August 2009)[9] | |
Major General | Indian Army | 18 November 2015 (seniority from 23 August 2014)[10] | |
Lieutenant-General | Indian Army | 23 February 2018[11] |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lt Gen JS Nain assumes command of Southern Army in Pune". Devdiscourse. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ↑ "Lt Gen JS Nain takes over as Commander of Army's Rising Star Corps". Times of India. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 30 March 1985. p. 414.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 28 March 1987. p. 452.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 22 April 1989. p. 589.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 October 1994. p. 1894.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 October 2005. p. 1896.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 20 December 2008. p. 2179.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 22 March 2014. p. 430.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 16 April 2022. p. 755.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 9 February 2019. p. 393.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Chandi Prasad Mohanty |
General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command 1 February 2021 - |
Succeeded by Ajai Kumar Singh |
Preceded by Yenduru Venkata Krishna Mohan |
General Officer Commanding 9 Corps 12 January 2019 - 16 February 2020 |
Succeeded by Upendra Dwivedi |