"Lt. Col. Omar Pathare (retd) had come under my command as a young, energetic, spirited and proactive officer. An avid reader, I found him as an individual who deeply understood the nuances of security management from the grass root level and upwards, in trying operational conditions. He deeply bonded with the key position holders within the organisational set-up and worked towards creating a team environment in order to execute assigned tasks to their desired results, as expected by me. He has always maintained that a proactive stance in the management of security is much more effective than a reactive one, which enables one to have a definitive edge over one’s adversary."

Brigadier S. S. Ruhil (retd.), Indian Army

"Lt. Col. Omar S. Pathare (retd.) served as a Lt. Colonel and Company Commander under my command as a CO. A level-headed, mature officer who was as good a team player as he was an individual result-oriented person, Omar understood the methodology of integrating personnel and equipment along with procedures in order to create an effective security environment which was desired for the sub-unit and affecting the unit operation ability as a whole. He would constantly try to innovate new methods within the existing resources to give the sub-unit and unit a definitive edge over the adversaries and ensure that the overall security remained effective in a static secure location as well as transient conditions. I wish him all the success for his venture and am confident that he will bring about a positive paradigm shift to the genre of security in our country."

Colonel Rakesh Sehrawat, SM, Indian Army