lt Gen Cherish Mathson, SM, VSM took over command of the Sudarshan Chakra from lt Gen Pradeep Singh Mehta, VSM here on Thursday. Mehta proceeded for his next assignment after successfully commanding the Sudarshan Chakra Corps for over fourteen months.
The tenure of lt Gen Pradeep Singh Mehta has been an eventful one, in which the Corps was also put through a major training exercise in the Deserts in its full form. The General Officer has also steered various meaningful environmental projects in Bhopal Military Station.
lt Gen Cherish Mathson was commissioned into the Garhwal Rifles in June 1980. He is a graduate from the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and has attended the Senior Command Course, long Defence Management Course and National Defence College.
Various important command and staff appointments have also been held by the General Officer. These include, Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General Operations) of an Independent Infantry Brigade, Colonel Administration of a Mountain Division and Brigadier Administration of the Desert Corps. He has also served in the Army Headquarters as Deputy Technical Manager (land Systems) and Senior Defence Specialist (Military) at the National Security Council Secretariat.
He has commanded an Infantry Battalion of the Garhwal Rifles and has been the Commander of an Infantry Brigade and General Officer Commanding of an Infantry Division. Before assuming the current appointment, he was Inspector General of the Special Frontier Force.