The Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Bipin Rawat will be the new Chief of Army Staff, while Air Marshal BS Dhanoa, the next Chief of Air Staff. 
●    They will take charge in the afternoon of 31 December 2016.
●    Lt. Gen Rawat will replace General Dalbir Singh, who will retire from his office at the end of this month. 
●    Air Marshal Dhanoa, who will replace Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha. 
●    Over last three decades of his service, Lt. General Rawat has tremendous hands-on experience of serving in combat areas, and at various functional levels in the Indian Army.
●    He has handled various operational responsibilities in many areas, including along the LAC with China, the LoC with Pakistan and in the North-East.
●    He is known for his balanced approach towards compassion, soldiering and connect with civil society.
●    His experience as GOC-in-C Southern Army Command in Mechanised Warfare has been focused towards the western borders, in coordination with the other two services.

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