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 A specialist in [[hydrography]] and [[amphibious warfare]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Admiral Sushil Kumar |url=http://www.irfc-nausena.nic.in/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=93 |date=21 February 2005 |publisher=Indian Navy Information Resource and Facilitation Centre |access-date=2014-12-28}}</ref> Kumar was also a qualified air warfare instructor. He was an alumnus of the [[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]] and was an instructor at the [[Defence Services Staff College]], Wellington. His training abroad included a deputation to the [[Royal Navy]] on board {{HMS|Dampier|K611|6}} in 1963 and a course in amphibious warfare with the [[US Navy]] at [[Coronado, California]], in 1976.<ref name="bharat-rakshak1">{{cite web |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Navy-Chiefs/Chiefs-Navy18.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830133635/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Navy-Chiefs/Chiefs-Navy18.html |archive-date=2009-08-30 |title=Admiral Sushil Kumar |publisher=Bharat Rakshak}}</ref> He participated in the 1961 [[invasion of Goa]] and in both the Indo-Pakistan wars of [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965]] and [[Indo-Pakistan War|1971]]. He was awarded the [[Nao Sena Medal]] for gallantry whilst in command of [[INS Ghorpad (L14)|INS Ghorpad]].
-Kumar was promoted substantive commander on 1 January 1977 and to captain on 1 January 1983.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=1400  |date=31 December 1977 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=1234  |date=23 July 1983 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> As Director of Naval Operations, he was decorated with the [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]] for his exceptional conduct in [[Operation Pawan]] and in [[1988 Maldives Coup|Operation Cactus (Liberation of Maldives)]].
+Kumar was promoted to substantive commander on 1 January 1977 and to captain on 1 January 1983.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=1400  |date=31 December 1977 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=1234  |date=23 July 1983 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> As Director of Naval Operations, he was decorated with the [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]] for his exceptional conduct in [[Operation Pawan]] and in [[1988 Maldives Coup|Operation Cactus (Liberation of Maldives)]].
 ===Flag rank===
-He was promoted substantive rear admiral on 6 July 1990.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=970  |date=22 May 1993 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
+He was promoted to substantive rear admiral on 6 July 1990.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=970  |date=22 May 1993 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
-Kumar held operational commands and important posts such as the [[Vice Chief of Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of Naval Staff]], the Flag Officer Maharashtra Area (FOMA), Commander of the Flotilla in Mumbai and Fortress Commander, [[Andaman & Nicobar Islands]] (FORTAN). He was the [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command]] in [[Kochi]], before being appointed as the Chief of Naval Staff. Sushil Kumar assumed charge of the Indian Navy, as the 16th Chief of Naval Staff, on 30 December 1998.  During his tenure as CNS, He was the highest-decorated serving officer in the Indian Navy, and he retired on 29 December 2001. He was a keen yachtsman and played [[polo]] on the international circuit, for which he had an international rating of 4+ goals.<ref name="bharat-rakshak1"/>
+Kumar held operational commands and important posts such as the [[Vice Chief of Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of Naval Staff]], the Flag Officer Maharashtra Area (FOMA), Commander of the Flotilla in Mumbai and Fortress Commander, [[Andaman & Nicobar Islands]] (FORTAN). He was the [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command]] in [[Kochi]], before being appointed the Chief of Naval Staff. Sushil Kumar assumed charge of the Indian Navy, as the 16th Chief of Naval Staff, on 30 December 1998.  During his tenure as CNS, He was the highest-decorated serving officer in the Indian Navy, and he retired on 29 December 2001. He was a keen yachtsman and played [[polo]] on the international circuit, for which he had an international rating of 4+ goals.<ref name="bharat-rakshak1"/>
 == Death ==
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 ==Awards and decorations==
+[[File:Former Indian Navy chiefs with Admiral Robin K. Dhowan at the Conclave of Chiefs 2015.jpg|thumb|304x304px|Kumar (2nd from left) with former chiefs and Admiral Robin K. Dhowan at the Conclave of Chiefs, 2015]]
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 |[[Sangram Medal]]
 |[[Sainya Seva Medal]]
-|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|Videsh Seva Medal]]
+|[[Videsh Seva Medal]]
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 |colspan="1"|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]