ADG(Vigilance) will be placed directly under the Coas for this purpose.
Years as Coas or at the age of 62, whichever is earlier.
Acknowledging Pakistan's“internal and external challenges”, the Coas said,“I assure you that we will never let you down.
The Coas reaches superannuation upon three years in the office or at the age of 62,
whichever is earlier.
During his tenure as the Coas, the central government led by Indira Gandhi
declared a state of national emergency in India.
The current Coas is General Bipin Rawat,
who took office on 31 December 2016 following the retirement of General Dalbir Singh.
General Bipin Chandra Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, ADC(5 December 1935- 19 November 1994)
was the 17th Chief of Army Staff(Coas) of the Indian Army.
He served as the Chief of the Army Staff(Coas) during the India-Pakistan War of 1971
and fought five wars during his four-decade-long military career.
The Coas said that today was a day of solidarity
with martyrs of Pakistan and that they all were united for the defence of the motherland.
The Coas said that September 6 was an important
day in the country's history and that they had learnt a lot from the 1965 and 1971 wars.
The President of India serves as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army,
and it is commanded by the Chief of Army Staff(Coas), who is a four-star General.
Giveans explained how Kirby's scale allows it to offer contracts of affreighment(Coas), wherein a certain volume of cargo
is agreed to be carried over a specified time frame.
The Army dogs and their trainers of this Corps have won one Shourya Chakra, six Sena Medals,
142 Coas Commendation Cards,
six VCoas Commendation Cards and 448 GOC-in-C Commendation Cards.
And 7 Para cleared the Mushkoh Valley intrusions, while 5 Para was actively involved in Batalik sector, where it exhibited great courage and tenacity,
and was awarded the Coas unit citation.
The Indian Army's HQ is located in New Delhi and
functions under the Chief of Army Staff(Coas), currently General Deepak Kapoor,
who is responsible for the command, control & administration as a whole.
As a workaround to the delay,
the FAA launched a new policy in March which grants Coas to commercial operations, like
public SAR groups, with a Section 333 exemption(this takes 120 days, but then allows the FAA to distribute Coas quicker).