Col G S Baidwan, SM (Retd) is a December 1978 Batch Officer commissioned into the MAHAR RECT from Indian Military Academy Dehradun. He has commanded its RR Battalion in South Kashmir. He earned Sena Medal (SM) as Commanding Officer for three years in the Kashmir Valley from 2000 – 2003. He is a qualified Group Testing Officer (GTO) from the Defence Institute of Psychological Research (DIPR), New Delhi, and selected Centre (Central) Bhopal. He served three-year tenure at 18 SSB Allahabad as GTO faculty and  trained candidates at Western Command service, HRDC Chandimandir for two years