Accident Prone Indian Navy Has Got Admiral RK Dhowan As 22nd Chief
Indian navy has been without a chief since the resignation of Admiral Devendra Joshi in August, owning moral responsibility for a series of lethal accidents on board
INS Sindhuratna+INS Sindhurakshak Have met recently fatal accidents On Board
Appointment Of Admiral Dhowan is a rare departure from the decades-old principle Of The U P A Govt that the senior-most officer eligible is appointed service chief. The Previous departure from the seniority principle in the navy was made in 1990, when Admiral L Ramdas was made chief ahead of his immediate senior, Admiral S. Jain.
The Government has appointed Admiral RK Dhowan PVSM AVSM YSM ADC as the Chief of the Naval Staff.Admiral RK Dhowan took over as the 22nd Chief of Naval Staff of Independent India and 20th Indian officer to assume command of the Indian Navy.
On assuming command, Admiral Dhowan paid tribute to the country’s martyrs by laying a wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti, India Gate and inspected an impressive ‘Guard of Honour’ at the lawns of South Block.
Admiral RK Dhowan was commissioned in the Navy on 01 Jan 1975. He is a Navigation and Direction specialist who has served with distinction in an array of Command, Staff and Instructional appointments through his exemplary career spanning 40 years. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College and Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
He has commanded frontline warships INS Khukri, INS Ranjit, INS Delhi and served as Chief Staff Officer (Operations) Headquarters Western Naval Command. He has also served as Indian Naval Adviser at the High Commission of India, London. He has commanded the Eastern Fleet as Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet and served as Chief of Staff at Headquarters Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam. He also has the distinction of commanding the prestigious ‘National Defence Academy’, his alma mater as the Commandant.
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