S. V. Bhokare

Vice Admiral Soonil V Bhokare, AVSM, YSM, NM is a serving Flag Officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Inspector General Nuclear Safety.[1]

Vice Admiral

S. V. Bhokare

AVSM, YSM, NM
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Navy
Years of service1980 - date
Rank Vice Admiral
Commands held
Awards

Education

Bhokare is an alumnus of Sainik School Satara. He is a Graduate of National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla. He also attended the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Tamil Nadu. He graduated from the Higher Command Course at Army War College, Mhow and also holds a Master Degree in Defence and Strategic Studies from Australian Defence College, Canberra.[2]

Bhokare has commanded the submarines INS Sindhughosh, INS Sindhudhvaj, INS Sindhushastra, as well as the guided missile frigate INS Beas and the submarine base INS Vajrabahu. He was also the Commodore Commanding Submarines (West) and Chief Staff Officer (Operations) at Eastern Naval Command. As a Rear Admiral, Bhokare has served as the Flag Officer Submarines (FOSM) and later as Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF).[3] He was also the Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy.[4]

Awards

Bhokare has been awarded the AVSM, YSM, NM.[5][1]

References
  1. "Inspector General Nuclear Safety (IGNS) | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  2. "Vice Admiral SV Bhokare, YSM, NM assumes Office as the Commandant, Indian Naval Academy | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. "Rear Admiral SV Bhokare takes over as Eastern Fleet Commander". The Economic Times. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  4. "Inspector General Nuclear Safety (IGNS) | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. "Vice Admiral S.V. Bhokare INA Commandant". The Hindu. 20 October 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
Military offices
Preceded by
Ajit Kumar P		 Commandant Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala
October 2017 - February 2018		 Succeeded by
R. B. Pandit
Preceded by
Ajendra Bahadur Singh		 Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet
2015-2016		 Succeeded by
Biswajit Dasgupta
Preceded by
Srikant		 Flag Officer Submarines
2012 - 2015		 Succeeded by
Sanjay Mahindru
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