Goongloen Gongma (Lt General) Batoo Tshering, DYG, DRT, DW, DT, DK,[citation needed] is the current Chief Operations Officer of the Royal Bhutan Army (COO).

[5][6] Tshering is married to Aum Pema Choden, who is a graduate of Paro College of Education and they have two daughters, Dechen Yangden & Rinchen Pelden, both of whom are employed with the Royal Government of Bhutan.

[7] Tshering underwent training at Indian Military Academy[8] and was commissioned into the Royal Bhutan Army in November 1971.

[5][9] In addition to his responsibilities as the Chief Operations Officer, he is also the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Army Welfare Project.

[10] While on active duty Tshering survived an ambush from armed insurgents near Nganglam on Oct 31, 1998, during which his car was riddled with bullet shots and he was injured.