Col RS Bhadauria (Retd), an alumnus of Military School,
Bengaluru and National Defence Academy, Pune, was commissioned
into 10 Para Commando (later renamed as 10 Special Forces) in
December 76. He excelled in sports in NDA with a Blue/Half
Blue in five games. Having extensive operational service, he was the
first commando to helidrop in Jaffna University in Operation
PAWAN on 11 October 1987, and later also participated in
another covert mission, Operation Jupiter. He commanded 10 Para
(Special Forces) from June 1996 to 99 in the North East against the
Bodos, in Kashmir Valley in Kupwara sector and in the Batalik
sector (Operation Vijay). The unit was commended with a theatre
honour and Army Commander’s citation for exceptional performance
in Operation Vijay. He has been an instructor at Infantry School,
Mhow, Officers Training Academy, Chennai and was a founder
member of the Army Marksmanship Unit in 1982 at Mhow. He is
a winner of bronze medal in shooting at the 26th National Shooting
Competition at Kolhapur held in 1985. He has been commended with
Bar to Mention-in-Despatches and Bar to Army Commander
Commendation Card. He works in a charitable hospital at Sitapur
after his superannuation in 2009.
