sentences:  In October 2001, he was appointed as the Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) at New Delhi and in January 2002, he was appointed as the 10th Colonel of the Dogra Regiment and the Dogra Scouts.He was appointed as the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) on 1 January 2005.He is married to Rita Vij and they have a son, Nalin, who is a software engineer in the United States.