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{{short description|Lieutenant General in the Indian Army}}
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| serviceyears  = June 1982 – present
| serviceyears  = June 1982 – October 2021
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[[Lieutenant General]] '''Ravendra Pal Singh''' [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] is the current [[General_officer_commanding#Usage_in_the_Indian_Army|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] (GOC-in-C) [[Western Command (India)|Western Command]] of the [[Indian Army]]. He assumed office on 1 August 2019, succeeding Gen [[Surinder Singh (general)|Surinder Singh]] <ref name="Western_army_commander">{{Cite web|title=Army commanders|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/site/FormTemplete/frmCommander.aspx?MnId=CDDEor3rQDkogS3W+QHIygVqBrKaghe2tlb13nUte94=&ParentID=Afy8OVjKbZUUgVONe7V2juqZuxqdeVqSi1KmNA+iDZ4= }}</ref><ref name=":XXI_Corps">{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/2018-07-06-210999.html|title='lG Ravendra Pal Singh takes command of SCC'}}</ref><ref name="commanders_appointed">{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/naravane-appointed-as-new-vice-chief-of-indian-army-four-army-commanders-appointed/articleshow/70339637.cms|title=Naravane appointed as new Vice Chief of Indian Army, four army commanders appointed|first1=Shaurya Karanbir|last1=Gurung|website=The Economic Times|access-date=24 July 2019}}</ref><ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/india/lt-gen-ravindra-pal-singh-is-next-goc-in-c-western-command-to-take-over-on-oct-1-5843428/</ref>
[[Lieutenant General]] '''Ravendra Pal Singh''' [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] is a former [[General officer commanding#Usage in the Indian Army|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] (GOC-in-C) [[Western Command (India)|Western Command]] of the [[Indian Army]]. He assumed office on 1 August 2019, succeeding Gen [[Surinder Singh (general)|Surinder Singh]]<ref name="Western_army_commander">{{Cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/|title=The Official Home Page of the Indian Army|website=www.indianarmy.nic.in}}</ref><ref name=":XXI_Corps">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/2018-07-06-210999.html|title=INBRIEF|first=The|last=Pioneer|website=The Pioneer}}</ref><ref name="commanders_appointed">{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/naravane-appointed-as-new-vice-chief-of-indian-army-four-army-commanders-appointed/articleshow/70339637.cms|title=Naravane appointed as new Vice Chief of Indian Army, four army commanders appointed|first1=Shaurya Karanbir|last1=Gurung|website=The Economic Times|access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/lt-gen-ravindra-pal-singh-is-next-goc-in-c-western-command-to-take-over-on-oct-1-5843428/|title=Lt Gen Ravindra Pal Singh is next GOC-in-C Western Command, to take over on Oct 1|date=23 July 2022}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Gen Singh was commissioned into the [[Mechanised Infantry Regiment]] on 12 Jun 1982. An alumnus of [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] and [[Indian Military Academy]], the General officer has attended the [[Defence Services Staff College]], Senior Command Course, Higher Command Course and the prestigious [[National Defence College (India)|National Defence College]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/|title=The Official Home Page of the Indian Army|website=www.indianarmy.nic.in|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref>
Gen Singh was commissioned into the [[Mechanised Infantry Regiment]] on 12 Jun 1982. An alumnus of [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] and [[Indian Military Academy]], the General officer has attended the [[Defence Services Staff College]], Senior Command Course, Higher Command Course and the [[National Defence College (India)|National Defence College]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/|title=The Official Home Page of the Indian Army|website=www.indianarmy.nic.in|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
The General officer has held various regimental, staff and instructional appointments. These include [[Brigade Major]] of an Infantry Brigade in intense Counter Insurgency areas in J&K, GSO-2, Military Intelligence Directorate at IHQ of MoD (Army), Col GS (Military Doctrine) at [[Army War College, Mhow]], BGS (Ops) of a Command in the Western Theatre, ADG (Discipline & Vigilance), DG LWE & DG DC&W at IHQ of MoD (Army). He was Instructor at School of Armoured Warfare [[Ahmednagar]] and was also posted as United Nations Military Observer in United Nations in Africa.
The General officer has held various regimental, staff and instructional appointments. These include [[Brigade Major]] of an Infantry Brigade in intense Counter Insurgency areas in J&K, GSO-2, Military Intelligence Directorate at IHQ of MoD (Army), Col GS (Military Doctrine) at [[Army War College, Mhow]], BGS (Ops) of a Command in the Western Theatre, ADG (Discipline & Vigilance), DG LWE & DG DC&W at IHQ of MoD (Army). He was instructor at School of Armoured Warfare [[Ahmednagar]] and was also posted as United Nations Military Observer in United Nations in Africa.


The General officer commanded a Mechanised Infantry Battalion, an Armoured Brigade and an Infantry Division in the Western Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/|title=The Official Home Page of the Indian Army|website=www.indianarmy.nic.in|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref>
The General officer commanded a Mechanised Infantry Battalion, an Armoured Brigade and an Infantry Division in the Western Theatre.
 
He was also 'The Colonel' of The [[Mechanised Infantry Regiment|Mechanised Infantry]] Regiment .
 
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==Military Awards and Decorations==
==Military Awards and Decorations==
He is a recipient of [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]], and [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] for distinguished service. <ref>{{cite web |title=President approves 409 Gallantry and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day |url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1600543}}</ref>
He is a recipient of [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]], and [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] for distinguished service.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1600543|title=President approves 409 Gallantry and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>


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|colspan="1" align="center" |[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|colspan="1"|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|colspan="2" align="center" |[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|colspan="2"|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|colspan="1" align="center" |[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|colspan="1"|[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|-
|-
|<center>[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Wound Medal]]</center>
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Wound Medal]]
|<center>[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]</center>
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]
|<center>[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Vijay Medal]]</center>
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Vijay Medal]]
|<center>[[Operation Parakram Medal]]</center>
|[[Operation Parakram Medal]]
|-
|-
|<center>[[Sainya Seva Medal]]</center>
|[[Sainya Seva Medal]]
|<center>[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|High Altitude Service Medal]]</center>
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|High Altitude Service Medal]]
|<center>[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Videsh Seva Medal]]</center>
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Videsh Seva Medal]]
|<center>[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]</center>
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|-
|-
|<center>[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|30 Years Long Service Medal]]</center>
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|<center>[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|20 Years Long Service Medal]]</center>
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|<center>[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|9 Years Long Service Medal]]</center>
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|<center>[[United_Nations_Angola_Verification_Mission_II|UN Mission in Angola Medal]]</center>
|[[United Nations Angola Verification Mission II|UN Mission in Angola Medal]]
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|}
 
== Dates of rank ==
== Dates of rank ==
{|class="wikitable" style="background:white"
{|class="wikitable" style="background:white"
! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date of rank
! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date of rank
|-
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Second Lieutenant]] || [[Indian Army]]  || 12 June 1982<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1666  |date=29 September 1984 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>   
|align="center" |[[File:Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Second Lieutenant]] || [[Indian Army]]  || 12 June 1982<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1666  |date=29 September 1984|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1984/O-0834-1984-0039-36639.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>   
|-
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant]] || Indian Army  || 12 June 1984<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=652  |date=11 May 1985 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>  
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant]] || Indian Army  || 12 June 1984<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=652  |date=11 May 1985|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1985/O-0780-1985-0019-34598.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>  
|-
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] || Indian Army || 12 June 1987
|align="center" |[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] || Indian Army || 12 June 1987
|-
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major]] || Indian Army || 12 June 1993<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1685  |date=10 September 1994 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>  
|align="center" |[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major]] || Indian Army || 12 June 1993<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1685  |date=10 September 1994|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1994/O-0363-1994-0037-14340.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>  
|-
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] || Indian Army || 16 December 2004<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1890 |date=15 October 2005 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>  
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] || Indian Army || 16 December 2004<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1890 |date=15 October 2005|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2005/W_42_2012_119.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>  
|-
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel]] || Indian Army || 1 March 2006<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=634 |date=21 April 2007 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|align="center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel]] || Indian Army || 1 March 2006<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=634 |date=21 April 2007|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2007/W_16_2011_060.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]]  || [[Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 1 June 2010 (seniority from 7 January 2009)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=272 |date=16 February 2013 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]]  || [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 1 June 2010 (seniority from 7 January 2009)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=272 |date=16 February 2013|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2013/W_7_2013_196.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>  
|-
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general#India|Major General]] || Indian Army || 1 January 2015 (seniority from 4 June 2012)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1308 |date=21 May 2016 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|align="center" |[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general#India|Major General]] || Indian Army || 1 January 2015 (seniority from 4 June 2012)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1308 |date=21 May 2016|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2016/169742.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]]  || [[Lieutenant-General]] || Indian Army || 20 May 2017 (seniority from 1 May)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=393 |date=9 February 2019 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>  
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]]  || [[Lieutenant-General]] || Indian Army || 20 May 2017 (seniority from 1 May)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=393 |date=9 February 2019|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2019/197165.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>  
|-
|-
|}
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== References ==
== References ==
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| title = [[General_officer_commanding#Usage_in_the_Indian_Army|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Western Command (India)|Western Command]]
| title = [[General officer commanding#Usage in the Indian Army|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Western Command (India)|Western Command]]
| years = 1 August 2019 - Incumbent
| years = 1 August 2019 - 31 October 2021
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| after = [[Nav Kumar Khanduri]]
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[[Category:National Defence Academy (India) alumni]]
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[[Category:Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal]]




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