Ex Chief of the Army Staff

General Deepak Kapoor, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM was commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery on 11 Jun 1967 and has held important Staff and Command appointments in his illustrious military career spanning over 43 years. 

1. An alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, he was selected to do the prestigious Higher Command and National Defence College Courses. In addition, he has represented the country as the Chief Operations Officer for the United Nations Force deployed in Somalia from 1994 to 1995, for which, he was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) in Jan 1996 by the Honourable President of India.