Philip Campose

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Lieutenant General

Philip Campose

PVSM, AVSM**, VSM
Lt. Gen. Philip Campose.jpg
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AllegianceFlag of India.svg  India
Service/branchFlag of Indian Army.svg  Indian Army
Years of service1974- 31 July 2015
Rank Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General
Service number IC-30702N
Commands Western Command [1]
XII Corps
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishist Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal
Alma mater St. Xavier's School, Delhi
NDA
IMA

Lieutenant General Philip Campose, PVSM, AVSM & Bar, VSM was the Vice Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army and assumed office on 1 August 2014 succeeding General Dalbir Singh. He retired on 31 July 2015 and was succeeded by Lieutenant General Man Mohan Singh Rai. [2] [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Campose is an alumnus of St. Xavier's School, Delhi; National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He also completed various command courses from Defence Services Staff College, Wellington; National Defence College, New Delhi; the Higher Command Course at Army War College, Mhow and a tactical course in Russia. He holds a master's degree in philosophy in Defence Management and Security Studies and in Strategic Studies from Indore and Madras Universities respectively. [1]

Career

Campose was commissioned into 9 Gorkha Rifles in 1974 and was later transferred to the Mechanised Infantry Regiment in 1982. He has vast operational and command experience including commander of a mechanized infantry battalion; commander of an infantry division near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir; Brigade Major of an Armoured Brigade; Colonel of General Staff of a counter insurgency division in north-east India; Deputy Director General of Strategy at the Directorate of Perspective Planning; Chief Staff Officer (Land Vector) at the headquarters of Strategic Forces Command and Commander of XII Corps (Jodhpur). He has also served as an instructor at National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College and at the tactical wing of Armoured Corps Centre and School (ACCS). He was deputed to United Nations peace keeping missions in former Yugoslavia and northern Iraq. [1] In 2013, on being promoted to the rank to Army Commander, he was appointed as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Command, prior to his appointment as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS) of Indian Army. He succeeded Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh as the Vice Chief of Army Staff, who was promoted to the rank of full general and appointed as the Chief of the Army Staff. He was also the colonel commandant of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment. [1] [3] [5] [6] [7]

During his career of more than four decades, he was awarded the Param Vishist Seva Medal (January 2015), Ati Vishisht Seva Medal** (January 2014 and January 2013) and Vishisht Seva Medal (January 2011) for his distinguished service to the country. [3] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Awards and decorations

Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg India General Service Medal 1947.svg
IND Samanya Seva medal.svg IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg IND Operation Vijay medal.svg IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg
IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg
IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg UNSSM.svg ONZ Medal w Sluzbie Pokoju UNPROFOR BAR.svg
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal General Service Medal
Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal Operation Vijay Sainya Seva Medal
High Altitude Service Medal Videsh Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal
20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal United Nations Special Service Medal UNPROFOR

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References

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Military offices
Preceded by Vice Chief of Army Staff
1 August 2014 – 31 July 2015		Succeeded by
Preceded by General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command
1 July 2013 -		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Narendra Singh
 General Officer Commanding XII Corps
3 July 2011 -		Succeeded by
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