First Time: Classmates are Army and Navy chiefs 

Two classmates have become service chiefs of the Indian Army and the Navy for the first time in Indian military history.

Army Chief Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi and Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi studied together in Class 5 during the 1970s at Sainik School in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa. While they were studying in Class 5A, their roll numbers were 931 and 938 respectively, a news agency reported.

Official Spokesperson of the Defence Minister A. Bharat Bhushan Babu said in a post on X, "For the first time in Indian Military history, Chiefs of Navy and Army hail from the same school. This rare honour of nurturing two prodigious students, who would go on to lead their respective Services 50 years later, goes to Sainik School, Rewa in Madhya Pradesh."

While Admiral Tripathi took over the command of the Indian Navy on May 1, Lieutenant General Dwivedi has taken charge as the new Army chief today.