New Delhi. The new army chief is going to be appointed in the country today. Experienced and mighty officer of the Indian Army, Lt. General Manoj Pandey will take charge as the Chief of Army Staff of the country today. General Manoj Pandey will be appointed in place of MM Naravane. The most important thing in this is that General Manoj Pandey is the first officer of the Corps of Engineers, who is going to take over the post of Army Chief, so let’s know how General Manoj decided the journey to the post of Army Chief. Formerly the Commanding Officer of Eastern Command, Lt. General Manoj Pandey has also held the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command. Belonging to Nagpur. General Pandey was born to Dr. CG Pandey and Prema, who was an announcer and host for All India Radio. Take it after completing your schooling. General Manoj Pandey joined the National Defense Academy (NDA). After this he joined the Indian Military Academy and took over as an officer commission. On 3 May 1987, he married Archana Salpekar, a gold medalist of Government Dental College.
In December 1982, General Pandey was commissioned into the Bombay Sappers, a regiment of the Corps of Engineers. Apart from this, he has also been a part of the Staff College of Camberley, UK. After completing the course in Britain, he returned to India and was appointed as Brigade Major of the Mountain Brigade of Northeast India. After rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel, he served as chief engineer in the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Take. General Pandey has also commanded 117 Engineer Regiment on the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir. He was appointed as Regiment Commander at the time of Operation Parakram. After this he took admission in Army War College, Mhow and completed Higher Command Course. He was then assigned to the rank of Colonel Q in Headquarters 8 Mountain Division.
He then became a Major General and then commanded the 8th Mountain Division, which was involved in high altitude operations in western Ladakh. Thereafter, he was given the charge of Additional Director General (ADG) in the Directorate of Military Operations at Army Headquarters. Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, he took over as the Chief of Staff of the Southern Command. Take. General Manoj Pandey has also received the Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Param Vishisht Seva Medal.