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[[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] '''Vijai Singh Shekhawat''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra|VrC]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] is a former [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy]]. He was 15th Chief of Naval Staff and served as Navy Chief from September-30 1993 to September-30 1996.<ref name=rakshak>{{cite web|title=Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Personnel/Chiefs/143-VS-Shekhawat.html|work=Bahara Rakshak|access-date=31 March | [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] '''Vijai Singh Shekhawat''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra|VrC]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] is a former [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy]]. He was 15th Chief of Naval Staff and served as Navy Chief from September-30 1993 to September-30 1996.<ref name=rakshak>{{cite web|title=Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Personnel/Chiefs/143-VS-Shekhawat.html|work=Bahara Rakshak|access-date=31 March 2014}}</ref> | ||
Admiral Shekhawat is a Patron of the General K.S. Thimayya Memorial Trust. | Admiral Shekhawat is a Patron of the General K.S. Thimayya Memorial Trust. | ||
== Early life and education == | == Early life and education == | ||
Shekhawat attended the [[St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun|St. Joseph's Academy]] and [[Colonel Brown Cambridge School]] in [[Dehradun]], [[Bishop Cotton Boys' School]] in [[Bangalore]], and St Joseph's College in [[Darjeeling]]. He later attended the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] in [[Maharashtra]] and the [[US Naval War College]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]]. Shekhawat was selected for the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy (NDA) in 1952, and was awarded the President Gold Medal for the best all-round cadet in December 1953. He was commissioned in 1956.<ref name=chiefs>{{cite book|title=Services Chiefs of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k35_SlDMyUsC&q=Vijai+Singh+Shekhawat+colonel+brown&pg=PA127|page=127|first1=S. Sartaj Alam|last1=Abidi|first2=Satinder|last2=Sharma|publisher=Northern Book Centre|year=2007|isbn=9788172111625|access-date=14 June | Shekhawat attended the [[St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun|St. Joseph's Academy]] and [[Colonel Brown Cambridge School]] in [[Dehradun]], [[Bishop Cotton Boys' School]] in [[Bangalore]], and St Joseph's College in [[Darjeeling]]. He later attended the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] in [[Maharashtra]] and the [[US Naval War College]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]]. Shekhawat was selected for the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy (NDA) in 1952, and was awarded the President Gold Medal for the best all-round cadet in December 1953. He was commissioned in 1956.<ref name=chiefs>{{cite book|title=Services Chiefs of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k35_SlDMyUsC&q=Vijai+Singh+Shekhawat+colonel+brown&pg=PA127|page=127|first1=S. Sartaj Alam|last1=Abidi|first2=Satinder|last2=Sharma|publisher=Northern Book Centre|year=2007|isbn=9788172111625|access-date=14 June 2017}}</ref> | ||
== Naval career == | == Naval career == | ||