Sanjay Jasjit Singh

Rear Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh, AVSM, NM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Commandant of the Naval War College, Goa. Before assuming this appointment, he served as the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet.[1]

Rear Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh AVSM, NM
Allegiance	India
Service/branch	Indian Navy
Years of service	1986 - present
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	Western Fleet INS Trishul (F43) INS Taragiri (F41)
Awards	Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Nao Sena Medal

Early life and education

Singh was born in an Armed Forces family and is third-generation armed forces officer. He graduated from the National Defence Academy, Pune where he was adjudged the best naval cadet. He was awarded the Binoculars as the Best Sea Cadet as well as the Sword of Honour.[2]

Naval career

Singh was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 1 July 1986. He is a specialist in Navigation and Direction, a course he topped in 1992. He has completed the staff course at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, Shrivenham in the United Kingdom and the higher command course at the Naval War College in Mumbai. He has also attended the National Defence College, New Delhi.

Singh has commanded the Nilgiri-class frigate INS Taragiri (F41) where he was awarded the Nao Sena Medal and the Talwar-class guided missile frigate INS Trishul (F43).

He has tenanted the training appointments of Officer-in-Charge Navigation Direction School and that of the Local Work Up team (West). Singh, in his staff appointments, has served as the Joint Director of Personnel at Naval HQ, Naval attaché at the Embassy of India at Tehran, Iran. He also served as the Principal Director Naval Operations and Principal Director Strategy, Concepts and Transformation at Naval HQ.[3]

Flag rank

On promotion to Flag Rank, Singh took over as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Communication Space and Network Centric Operation). On 4 February 2018, he assumed the office of Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) at Kochi. As FOST, his charter included the conduct of the operational sea training of all ships of the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard.[4]

Singh assumed the office of the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet on 22 March 2019.[5] For his command of the Western Fleet, Singh was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 January 2020.[6]

On 18 February 2020, Singh took over as the Commandant of the Naval War College, Goa.[7][8]

See also

• Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet
• Western Fleet

References

1. "Rear Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh to be the Commander of Western Fleet. He presently heads the Indian Naval Workup Organisation as Flag Officer Sea Training at Kochi. Spearheaded Naval Communications, Space & Network Centric Operations at New Delhi on promotion as Flag Officerpic.twitter.com/G9h8hCXibT". @indiannavy. 14 January 2019.
2. "Rear Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh assumes charge as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (communication space and network centric operation) | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
3. "Rear Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh assumes charge as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (communication space and network centric operation) | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
4. "Rear Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh, NM Assumes Charge as the Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
5. "Rear Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh takes over as Western Fleet Commander". pib.gov.in.
6. "Distinguished service and gallantry award winners on Republic day 2020". pib.gov.in.
7. "Rear Admiral Sanjay J Singh Takes over as Commandant, NWC Goa". pib.gov.in.
8. "Rear Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh, AVSM, NM took over as the Commandant of the prestigious #NavalWarCollege, Goa on 18 Feb 20. Prior to this appointment, he was the Flag Officer Commanding, #WesternFleet (FOCWF). https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1603878#.Xk6GswPwXZx.twitter …pic.twitter.com/Wl9fVKn8uQ". @indiannavy. 20 February 2020. External link in |title= (help)