NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, SEP 27
Lieutenant General Gurbirpal Singh took over as the 34th Director General of National Cadet Corps (NCC) on Monday, a release said.
Lt Gen Singh was commissioned into The Parachute Regiment in 1987. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Indian Military Academy, Dehradun as well as NCC, he attended the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington, the Higher Command Course in Mhow and the National Defence College Course in New Delhi.
Lt Gen Gurbirpal Singh took over as 34th Director General of #NCC today
He was commissioned into PARACHUTE REGIMENT in 1987. An alumnus of NDA Khadakwasla, IMA Dehradun & NCC, he attended Defence Services Staff College in Wellington, Higher Command Course in Mhow & NDC in Delhi pic.twitter.com/1P8LcDCiz6
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) September 27, 2021
Lt Gen Singh has been a Company Commander in counter-insurgency environment in Nagaland and the Siachen Glacier. He has commanded a Special Forces Battalion in the intense counter-terrorism environment of the Valley Sector in Kashmir and also in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. He has commanded a Mountain Brigade & an Infantry Division on the Line of Control.
The General Officer has tenanted the appointments of General Staff Officer (Operations) in Sector Headquarters Rashtriya Rifles. He has had two tenures each in Military Operation Directorate and Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff. Besides, he has been an Instructor at the Commando School and Indian Military Training Team, the statement added.
