Lieutenant General Philip Campose, PVSM, AVSM & Bar, VSM was the Vice Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army and assumed office on 1 August 2014 succeeding General Dalbir Singh. He retired on 31 July 2015 and was succeeded by Lieutenant General Man Mohan Singh Rai.[2][3][4]
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Service |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1974- 31 July 2015 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Service number | IC-30702N |
| Commands | Western Command[1] XII Corps |
| Awards |  Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishist Seva Medal  Vishisht Seva Medal |
| Alma mater | St. Xavier's School, Delhi NDA IMA |
Early life and education
editCampose is an alumnus of St. Xavier's School, Delhi; National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He also completed various command courses from Defence Services Staff College, Wellington; National Defence College, New Delhi; the Higher Command Course at Army War College, Mhow and a tactical course in Russia. He holds a master's degree in philosophy in Defence Management and Security Studies and in Strategic Studies from Indore and Madras Universities respectively.[1]
Career
editCampose was commissioned into 9 Gorkha Rifles in 1974 and was later transferred to the Mechanised Infantry Regiment in 1982. He has vast operational and command experience including commander of a mechanized infantry battalion; commander of an infantry division near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir; Brigade Major of an Armoured Brigade; Colonel of General Staff of a counter insurgency division in north-east India; Deputy Director General of Strategy at the Directorate of Perspective Planning; Chief Staff Officer (Land Vector) at the headquarters of Strategic Forces Command and Commander of XII Corps (Jodhpur). He has also served as an instructor at National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College and at the tactical wing of Armoured Corps Centre and School (ACCS). He was deputed to United Nations peace keeping missions in former Yugoslavia and northern Iraq.[1] In 2013, on being promoted to the rank to Army Commander, he was appointed as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Command, prior to his appointment as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS) of Indian Army. He succeeded Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh as the Vice Chief of Army Staff, who was promoted to the rank of full general and appointed as the Chief of the Army Staff. He was also the colonel commandant of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment.[1][3][5][6][7]
During his career of more than four decades, he was awarded the Param Vishist Seva Medal (January 2015), Ati Vishisht Seva Medal** (January 2014 and January 2013) and Vishisht Seva Medal (January 2011) for his distinguished service to the country.[3][8][9][10][11]
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "Lieutenant General Philip Campose Takes Over as Army Commander Western Command". Press Information Bureau. Government of India: Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Vice Chief of Army Lt Gen Philip Campose retires". The Indian Express. August 2015. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Lt Gen Philip Campose, Vice Chief of the Army Staff Superannuates on 31 Jul 15". Press Information Bureau. Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Army Vice Chief Lt Gen Philip Campose Retires". NDTV. Press Trust of India. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Lt Gen Campose takes charge as Western Command Army Commander". The Indian Express. 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Lt Gen Campose takes over as new army commander, western command - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Lt-Gen Campose is new GOC of 12 Corps - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Press Information Bureau". Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Press Information Bureau". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Press Information Bureau". Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Press Information Bureau". Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2017.