<p>The incoming Indian Army chief Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi and Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi were classmates in the 1970s at Sainik School in Madhya Pradesh's&nbsp;Rewa district, about 780 km southeast of New Delhi.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi, currently the Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS), will become the 30th Chief of the Indian Army, succeeding General Manoj Pande, on Sunday (June 30th). Commissioned into the 18 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles or JAK RIF on 15 December 1984, Lt Gen Dwivedi is an alumnus of Sainik School, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, like the current Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi.</p>

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<p>This is the first time that two alumni of the same Sainik School will be heading their respective services. The Sainik Schools are a system of public schools in India established and managed by the Sainik Schools Society under Union defence ministry.</p>

<h2><strong>Classmates of 5th-A from Sainik School, Rewa</strong></h2>

<p>Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi and Army Chief Designate Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi were together in the school from class 5th-A in the early 1970s.</p>

<p>The appointments of the two classmates from the Rewa School have also come around the same time, in a gap of around two months.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Admiral Dinesh Tripathi took over the command of the Indian Navy on 1st May, while Lt Gen Dwivedi would be taking over his new appointment on 30th June.</p>

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<p>"For the first time in Indian Military history, Chiefs of Navy and Army hail from the same school. This rare honour of nurturing two prodigious students, who would go on to lead their respective Services 50 years later, goes to Sainik School, Rewa in Madhya Pradesh," Defence Ministry Spokesperson Bharat Bhushan Babu said in a post on X.</p>

<p>Interestingly, until April, the then-Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande, and Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhary all hailed from the same Batch of the National Defense Academy. But that's not unusual since NDA is the common mediator in the becoming of young Indians into soldiers of armed forces. But the chiefs of army and navy hailing from the same school is&nbsp;unique and fascinating.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


The incoming Indian Army chief Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi and Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi were classmates in the 1970s at Sainik School in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district, about 780 km southeast of New Delhi.

The incoming Indian Army chief Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi and Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi were classmates in the 1970s at Sainik School in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district, about 780 km southeast of New Delhi. Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi, currently the Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS), will become the 30th Chief of the Indian Army, succeeding General Manoj Pande, on Sunday (June 30th). Commissioned into the 18 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles or JAK RIF on 15 December 1984, Lt Gen Dwivedi is an alumnus of Sainik School, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, like the current Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi. Also watch | India appoints its new Army Chief: Who is Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi? × This is the first time that two alumni of the same Sainik School will be heading their respective services. The Sainik Schools are a system of public schools in India established and managed by the Sainik Schools Society under Union defence ministry. Classmates of 5th-A from Sainik School, Rewa Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi and Army Chief Designate Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi were together in the school from class 5th-A in the early 1970s. The appointments of the two classmates from the Rewa School have also come around the same time, in a gap of around two months. Admiral Dinesh Tripathi took over the command of the Indian Navy on 1st May, while Lt Gen Dwivedi would be taking over his new appointment on 30th June. Also read | ‘Xi will not forget': Former Indian Army chief recounts 2020 Galwan clash in his memoir "For the first time in Indian Military history, Chiefs of Navy and Army hail from the same school. This rare honour of nurturing two prodigious students, who would go on to lead their respective Services 50 years later, goes to Sainik School, Rewa in Madhya Pradesh," Defence Ministry Spokesperson Bharat Bhushan Babu said in a post on X. Interestingly, until April, the then-Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande, and Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhary all hailed from the same Batch of the National Defense Academy. But that's not unusual since NDA is the common mediator in the becoming of young Indians into soldiers of armed forces. But the chiefs of army and navy hailing from the same school is unique and fascinating. (With inputs from agencies)

Indian army, navy chiefs alumnus of same Sainik School in rare coincidence

<p>The government has appointed Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi as the next Chief of the Indian Navy.<br />
Tripathi is presently the Vice Chief of Navy Staff after having done multiple important assignments in his around 40-year-long vast career and he will assume his new office on April 30.</p>

<p>Prior to taking over as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, VAdm Dinesh K Tripathi served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command.</p>

<p>An alumnus of Sainik School Rewa and National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, he was commissioned into the Indian Navy on July 1, 1985.</p>

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<p>A Communication and Electronic Warfare specialist, he served on frontline warships of the Navy as Signal Communication Officer and Electronic Warfare Officer, and later as the Executive Officer and Principal Warfare Officer of Guided Missile Destroyer INS Mumbai.</p>

<p>He commanded the Indian naval ships Vinash, Kirch and Trishul.</p>

<p><strong>Also watch |&nbsp;India now a formidable naval force in the Indian Ocean: Here's the proof</strong></p>

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<p>He has also held various important operational and staff appointments, which include Fleet Operations Officer of the Western Fleet at Mumbai, Director of Naval Operations, Principal Director Network Centric Operations and Principal Director Naval Plans at New Delhi.</p>

<p>On promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral, he served as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy and Plans) at NHQ and as the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet.</p>


The government has appointed Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi as the next Chief of the Indian Navy. Tripathi is presently the Vice Chief of Navy Staff after having done multiple important assignments in his around 40-year-long vast career and he will assume his new office on April 30.

The government has appointed Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi as the next Chief of the Indian Navy. Tripathi is presently the Vice Chief of Navy Staff after having done multiple important assignments in his around 40-year-long vast career and he will assume his new office on April 30. Prior to taking over as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, VAdm Dinesh K Tripathi served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command. An alumnus of Sainik School Rewa and National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, he was commissioned into the Indian Navy on July 1, 1985. Also read | Exclusive: Indian Navy Chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar terms Red Sea situation fragile A Communication and Electronic Warfare specialist, he served on frontline warships of the Navy as Signal Communication Officer and Electronic Warfare Officer, and later as the Executive Officer and Principal Warfare Officer of Guided Missile Destroyer INS Mumbai. He commanded the Indian naval ships Vinash, Kirch and Trishul. Also watch | India now a formidable naval force in the Indian Ocean: Here's the proof × He has also held various important operational and staff appointments, which include Fleet Operations Officer of the Western Fleet at Mumbai, Director of Naval Operations, Principal Director Network Centric Operations and Principal Director Naval Plans at New Delhi. On promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral, he served as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy and Plans) at NHQ and as the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet.

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