>Zwerubae Added section. |
robot: Create/update articles. If there is a mistake please report on my talk page. |
||
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
| allegiance = {{IND}} | | allegiance = {{IND}} | ||
| branch = {{navy|India}} | | branch = {{navy|India}} | ||
| serviceyears = | | serviceyears = 1984 - 2021 | ||
| rank = [[File:IN Vice Admiral Shoulder curl.png|20px]] [[File:13-Indian Navy-VADM.svg|20px]] [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] | | rank = [[File:IN Vice Admiral Shoulder curl.png|20px]] [[File:13-Indian Navy-VADM.svg|20px]] [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] | ||
| servicenumber = <!--Do not use data from primary sources such as service records.--> | | servicenumber = <!--Do not use data from primary sources such as service records.--> | ||
| Line 50: | Line 50: | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] '''Soonil | [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] '''Soonil Vasant Bhokare''', [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Yudh Seva Medal|YSM]], [[Nao Sena Medal|NM]] was a serving Flag Officer in the [[Indian Navy]]. He currently serves as the Inspector General Nuclear Safety.<ref name="IGNS1">{{cite web |title=Inspector General Nuclear Safety (IGNS) {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/inspector-general-nuclear-safety-igns |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref> | ||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
| Line 79: | Line 79: | ||
|[[Operation Parakram Medal]] | |[[Operation Parakram Medal]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | |[[Videsh Seva Medal]] | ||
|colspan=2|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]] | |colspan=2|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]] | ||
|[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|30 Years Long Service Medal]] | |[[Indian military decorations#Long service awards|30 Years Long Service Medal]] | ||
| Line 97: | Line 97: | ||
{{s-mil}} | {{s-mil}} | ||
{{s-bef | before = [[Ajit Kumar P]]}} | {{s-bef | before = [[Ajit Kumar P]]}} | ||
{{s-ttl | title = [[Commandant of Indian Naval Academy|Commandant]] [[Indian Naval Academy | {{s-ttl | title = [[Commandant of Indian Naval Academy|Commandant]], [[Indian Naval Academy]]| years = October 2017 - February 2018}} | ||
{{s-aft | after = [[R. B. Pandit]]}} | {{s-aft | after = [[R. B. Pandit]]}} | ||
{{s-bef | before = [[Ajendra Bahadur Singh]]}} | {{s-bef | before = [[Ajendra Bahadur Singh]]}} | ||
| Line 116: | Line 116: | ||
[[Category:Commandants of the Indian Naval Academy]] | [[Category:Commandants of the Indian Naval Academy]] | ||
[[Category:Flag Officers Submarines (India)]] | [[Category:Flag Officers Submarines (India)]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] | |||
[[Category:Recipients of the Yudh Seva Medal]] | |||
[[Category:Recipients of the Nau Sena Medal]] | |||
[[Category:Army War College, Mhow alumni]] | |||
{{India-mil-bio-stub}} | {{India-mil-bio-stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 16:11, 23 December 2022
S. V. Bhokare | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Navy |
| Years of service | 1984 - 2021 |
| Rank |   Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | |
| Awards | |
Vice Admiral Soonil Vasant Bhokare, AVSM, YSM, NM was a serving Flag Officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Inspector General Nuclear Safety.[1]
Education[edit | edit source]
Bhokare is an alumnus of Sainik School Satara. He is a Graduate of National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla. He also attended the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Tamil Nadu. He graduated from the Higher Command Course at Army War College, Mhow and also holds a Master Degree in Defence and Strategic Studies from Australian Defence College, Canberra.[2]
[edit | edit source]
Bhokare has commanded the submarines INS Sindhughosh, INS Sindhudhvaj, INS Sindhushastra, as well as the guided missile frigate INS Beas and the submarine base INS Vajrabahu. He was also the Commodore Commanding Submarines (West) and Chief Staff Officer (Operations) at Eastern Naval Command.
Flag rank[edit | edit source]
As a Rear Admiral, Bhokare has served as the Flag Officer Submarines (FOSM) and later as Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF).[3] He was also the Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy.[4]
Awards and decorations[edit | edit source]
Bhokare has been awarded the AVSM, YSM, NM.[5][1]
   
| |||
  
| |||
 
| |||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Inspector General Nuclear Safety (IGNS) | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
- ↑ "Vice Admiral SV Bhokare, YSM, NM assumes Office as the Commandant, Indian Naval Academy | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ↑ "Rear Admiral SV Bhokare takes over as Eastern Fleet Commander". The Economic Times. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ↑ "Inspector General Nuclear Safety (IGNS) | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ↑ "Vice Admiral S.V. Bhokare INA Commandant". The Hindu. 20 October 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ajit Kumar P |
Commandant, Indian Naval Academy October 2017 - February 2018 |
Succeeded by R. B. Pandit |
| Preceded by Ajendra Bahadur Singh |
Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet 2015-2016 |
Succeeded by Biswajit Dasgupta |
| Preceded by Srikant |
Flag Officer Submarines 2012-2015 |
Succeeded by Sanjay Mahindru |
 | This Indian military-related biographical article is a stub. You can help Bharatpedia by expanding it. |