Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Dawson ya ci gaba da zama kyaftin din a ranar 30 ga Yuni, 1969. Ya kasance Daraktan Ayyukan Sojojin Ruwa (DNO) a hedkwatar Sojojin Ruwa (NHQ) a lokacin Yaƙin Indo-Pakistan na 1971. Wasu daga cikin shahararrun nasarorin da Sojojin ruwan Indiya suka samu, ciki har da
An aiwatar da Aikin Trident, Operation Python da kuma toshewar jiragen ruwa na Gabashin Pakistan a lokacin da yake DNO. An ba Dawson lambar Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) don ayyukansa da jagoranci yayin rikici.