LIEUTENANT GENERAL S.K. JETLEY

PVSM, AVSM, SM, ADC

Lt Gen. S.K. Jetley belongs to the batch of 1956 at Cottons. Soon after his Senior Cambridge, Lt Gen. Jetley joined the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakvasla and, thereafter, the Indian Military Academy (IMA). He graduated in December 1960 with flying colours from the IMA, winning the coveted ‘Sword of Honour’ for being the best all-round cadet as well as the gold medal for standing first in order of merit. Lt Gen. During his extraordinary career, Lt Gen. Jetley has held various significant command, staff, and instructional appointments. He commanded the CIH between 1978 and 1980, a mountain brigade in Arunachal Pradesh, an independent armoured brigade in the western sector, an armoured division, as well as the elite strike corps. A highly decorated officer, Lt Gen. Jetley was awarded the Sena Medal (SM) for gallantry in the Indo-Pak operations in the western sector in 1971. He was later awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) for distinguished service of the highest order while commanding the mountain brigade in the north-east and, ultimately, was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) for rendering distinguished services of the most exceptional order. As lieutenant general, he commanded the NDA, training cadets of the army, navy, and the air force and was later the commandant of the College of Combat, military headquarters of war (MHOW) (now known as ‘War College’) between 17 October 1996 and 6 February 1999. The College of Combat trains and prepares captains through major generals for war. Lt Gen. Jetley capped a splendid career in the army retiring as the deputy chief of the army staff (training and coordination) at the army headquarters, New Delhi.