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Defence chiefs to get aides from other services
The New Indian Express
|January 01, 2025
TAKING a crucial step in the process to integrate Armed Forces personnel, the personal staff officers of the service chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air Force will be appointed from other services with effect from January 1, 2025.
Till now, the chiefs were getting Aides-de-Camp (ADCs) from their own units.
"This change has been adopted by all the three service chiefs, signalling some major changes in 2025. It may appear a small step but it is a big message for transforming the defence forces," sources said.
To begin with, the Army chief will get ADC also from the Air Force, the Air Chief from the Indian Navy, and the Navy chief from the Army.
This is part of the several such changes that will roll out over the next year. Sources said the initiative is led by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan, who is working on a long-term plan to move the forces towards the Integrated Theatre Commands.
This story is from the January 01, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express.
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