After a lot of speculation about will they or will they not issue retirement orders for the incumbent Army Chief General VK Singh, the Military Secretary (MS) branch of the Indian Army today issued retirement orders for him. The order of MS branch that records the General's date of birth as May 10, 1950 has decided the date for Singh to hang his boots as May 31, 2012.
If the Defence Ministry had accepted May 10, 1951 as the General's date of birth, his tenure would have got extended by another 10 months.
The order issued three months before his superannuation will pave way for the selection of the next Chief.
Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen Bikram Singh being the senior-most army commander remains the frontrunner in the race to the Army Chief's office.
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