Lt Gen Nain takes over as GOC Rising Star Corps

Jammu, Jan 12: Lt Gen JS Nain on Saturday took over as the 14th Corps Commander of the, Rising Star Corps from Lt Gen YVK Mohan.

Lt Gen JS Nain, an alumni of the National Defence Academy, was commissioned into the 2nd Battalion of the Dogra Regiment in June 1983.

The General has headed his Battalion on the Line of Control in high attitude area, a Mountain Brigade in the Eastern Sector and an Infantry Division along the Line of Control in the Kashmir valley.

His staff experiences include tenanting the appointment of Brigade Major of an Independent Mechanised Brigade Group, an instructor at the prestigious infantry school and many other key appointments at various headquarters.

The General Officer has excelled in various professional courses during his service and has many achievements to his credit.

He is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad and National Defence College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

He has the distinction of holding Masters Degree in Defence and Strategic Studies and Masters of Management Studies.

Lt Gen YVK Mohan has been appointed as the Commandant of the prestigious Defence Services Staff College at Wellington.