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| name = Man Mohan Singh Rai<br />
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| branch = {{army|India}}<br />
| serviceyears = 15 December 1976 – 31 July 2016<br />
| rank = [[File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg|22px]] Lieutenant General<br />
| servicenumber = IC-34003<br />
| unit = [[Bombay Sappers]]<br />
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[[Lieutenant general|Lieutenant General]] '''Man Mohan Singh Rai''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] was the [[Vice Chief of Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of Army Staff]] (VCOAS) of the [[Indian Army]] and assumed office on 1 August 2015 following the retirement of Lieutenant General [[Philip Campose]]. He retired on 31 July 2016 and was succeeded by General [[Bipin Rawat]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/army-vice-chief-lt-gen-mms-rai-retires/288227.html|title=Army vice-chief Lt Gen MMS Rai retires|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110040152/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/army-vice-chief-lt-gen-mms-rai-retires/288227.html|archive-date=2016-11-10|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/lt-gen-mms-rai-takes-over-as-armys-new-vice-chief-of-staff/|title=Lt Gen MMS Rai takes over as Army’s new vice chief of staff|date=2015-08-01|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en-US|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928181109/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/lt-gen-mms-rai-takes-over-as-armys-new-vice-chief-of-staff/|archivedate=2017-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/army-vice-chief-lt-gen-mms-rai-retires-116083101237_1.html|title=Army vice chief Lt Gen MMS Rai retires|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2016-08-31|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2017-10-23|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901155714/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/army-vice-chief-lt-gen-mms-rai-retires-116083101237_1.html|archivedate=2016-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Army-gets-3-top-commanders-MMS-Rai-is-vice-chief/articleshow/48309119.cms|title=Army gets 3 top commanders, MMS Rai is vice-chief - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-10-23|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815213346/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Army-gets-3-top-commanders-MMS-Rai-is-vice-chief/articleshow/48309119.cms|archivedate=2015-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=149410|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-23|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222082340/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=149410|archivedate=2016-12-22}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Rai is an alumnus of [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]], Pune and passed out third in order of merit. He has attended [[Defence Services Staff College]], Wellington and [[Army War College, Mhow|Army War College]], [[Mhow]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name="indiandefencereview.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiandefencereview.com/news/lt-gen-mms-rai-takes-over-as-goc-desert-corps/|title=Lt Gen MMS Rai takes over as GOC Desert Corps|website=Indian Defence Review|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-23|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314235130/http://www.indiandefencereview.com/news/lt-gen-mms-rai-takes-over-as-goc-desert-corps/|archivedate=2016-03-14}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Rai was commissioned into [[Bombay Sappers]] on 15 December 1976. He is a third generation officer in the army and has vast operational and command experience. He has commanded an armored engineer Regiment; a mountain brigade in the North East India; a Counter Insurgency Force in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]; [[XII Corps (India)|XII Corps]] (Jodhpur); Chief of Staff [[South Western Command (India)|South Western Command]] and GOC-in-C [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]]. He has also held various staff appointments including Directing Staff at Defence Service Staff College; Colonel General Staff Operations of a high altitude Corps; Chief Engineer of a Desert Corps; Brigadier General Staff at Army Training Command and Deputy Director General at Military Operations Directorate (Army HQ). He was also the Colonel Commandant of the [[Bombay Sappers]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name="indiandefencereview.com"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/33758-lt-gen-mms-rai-designated-as-gocinc-eastern-command/|title=Lt Gen MMS Rai designated as GOC-in-C Eastern Command - The Sangai Express|date=2013-12-20|work=The Sangai Express|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en-US|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023181805/http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/33758-lt-gen-mms-rai-designated-as-gocinc-eastern-command/|archivedate=2017-10-23}}</ref><br />
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During his career, he has been awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] (January 2016) as Lieutenant General, [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] (January 2011) as Major General of [[Rashtriya Rifles]] in Jammu and Kashmir and [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] as Brigadier.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=69354|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-23|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605134230/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=69354|archivedate=2011-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=135773|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-23|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008155412/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=135773|archivedate=2017-10-08}}</ref><br />
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== Honours and decorations ==<br />
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"<br />
|colspan="5"|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}<br />
|-<br />
|colspan="4"|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Siachen_Glacier_Medal_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Operation Vijay medal.svg|width=106}}<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Operation Parakram medal.svg|width=106}}<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}}<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}}<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"<br />
|-<br />
|colspan="2"|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />
|colspan="2"|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />
|-<br />
|colspan="1"|[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />
|colspan="2"|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|Special Service Medal]]<br />
|colspan="1"|[[Siachen Glacier Medal]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Vijay Medal]]<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Parakram Medal]]<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Sainya Seva Medal]]<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|High Altitude Service Medal]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|30 Years Long Service Medal]]<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|20 Years Long Service Medal]]<br />
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|9 Years Long Service Medal]]<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist|30em}}{{s-start}}<br />
{{s-mil}}{{Succession box<br />
| title = [[General officer commanding#Usage in the Indian Army|General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]]<br />
| years = 19 December 2013 - 31 July 2015<br />
| before = [[Dalbir Singh]]<br />
| after = [[Praveen Bakshi]]<br />
}}<br />
{{succession box<br />
| title = General Officer Commanding [[XII Corps (India)|XII Corps]]<br />
| years = 9 August 2012 -<br />
| before = [[Samer Pal Singh Dhillon]]<br />
| after = <br />
}}{{Succession box<br />
| title = [[Vice Chief of Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of Army Staff]]<br />
| years = 1 August 2015 – 31 July 2016<br />
| before = [[Philip Campose]]<br />
| after = [[Bipin Rawat]]<br />
}}<br />
{{s-end<br />
}}<br />
{{Chief of the Army Staff India}}<br />
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