For the primary time in Indian navy historical past, two classmates, Lieutenant Normal Upendra Dwivedi and Admiral Dinesh Tripathi, might be service chiefs of Indian Military and Navy. Hailing from the Sainik Faculty Rewa in Madhya Pradesh, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi and Military Chief Designate Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi have been collectively within the faculty from class Fifth-A within the early 1970s. The roll numbers of the 2 officers have been additionally round one another, as Lt Gen Dwivedi’s roll quantity was 931 and Admiral Tripathi’s was 938.
Their bonding was robust from the preliminary days within the faculty and so they remained in contact all alongside, regardless that they have been in several forces. A defence official who is aware of each the officers mentioned that robust friendships among the many senior management within the navy matter rather a lot in strengthening the working relationship between the forces.
“This uncommon honour of nurturing two prodigious college students, who would go on to steer their respective Providers 50 years later, goes to Sainik Faculty, Rewa, in Madhya Pradesh,” Defence Ministry Spokesperson A Bharat Bhushan Babu mentioned in a tweet.
The appointments of the 2 classmates have additionally come across the identical time, in a spot of round two months.
Admiral took over the command of the Indian Navy on Might 1, whereas Lt Gen Dwivedi can be taking on his new appointment tomorrow. Lt Gen Dwivedi has had a protracted tenure because the Northern Military Commander the place he has had lengthy publicity to the continued operations within the navy standoff on the LAC in jap Ladakh.
Born on July 1, 1964, Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi was commissioned into the Jammu & Kashmir Rifles of the Indian Military on December 15, 1984.
