Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Robert Glavaš
Biography
Lieutenant General Robert Glavaš was born in 1962. He joined the Slovenian Armed Forces in 1991. He completed specialization studies in transport at the Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport. Before joining the Slovenian Armed Forces, he was employed at Galvanska oprema, Podgrad
POSITIONS IN THE SAF
- Chief of the General Staff
- Deputy Chief of the General Staff
- Commander, 1st Brigade
- Deputy Commander, 1st Brigade
- DCOS PLANS/TREX Branch Head, Joint Force Command Naples (3 years)
- Commander, Combat Training Centre
- Chief J/G 3/5/7, SAF Force Command
- Commander, Joint Operations Centre
- Deputy Chief, J3, SAF General Staff
- Chief of Staff, 1st Brigade
- Commander, 10th Motorized Battalion
- Deputy Commander, 10th Motorized Battalion
- Commander, 142nd Infantry Training Battalion in Ilirska Bistrica
- Battalion Commander, 2/42nd Brigade in Ilirska Bistrica
- Chief, S 3/7 – 1/42nd Brigade in Ilirska Bistrica
- Company Commander – 1/42nd Brigade, Ilirska Bistrica
- Platoon Leader – 410th Training Centre, Postojna
- 1991 – 4th District Headquarters, Territorial Defence
DEPLOYMENTS
- Deputy Chief of Staff, Support, Regional Command West, KFOR, Kosovo
- Contingent Commander, ISAF, Afghanistan, and Mentor to Commander of the 207th Corps, Afghan National Army
ACQUIRED EXPERIENCES
- Assignments at tactical, operational and strategic levels in Slovenia and abroad
- Chairing of various NATO exercise and training boards
- Co-author of NATO NRF and VJTF exercises (MTEP) and their implementation into the global concept of the Rapid Action Plan (RAP)/Assurance Measures
- Member of NATO NRF (Land) Steering Committee
- Member of NATO Military Exercise and Training Steering Committee
- President of the NATO CIMIC Centre of Excellence Steering Committee, The Hague
- Command and control experience within national and multinational units/branches
- Management of road maps for the development of EU forces (EU Rapid Response Force and EU Battle Groups)
- Preparation and management of EXCONs for NATO NRF and VJTF exercises
- Experiences from deployments in Kosovo and Afghanistan
EXERCISES
- Pivka '91,
- Drava '96,
- SKOK '04,
- Cooperative Associate '03 (CPX, Bulgaria)
- Viking '05,
- Hawk Strike '06 (Certification Exercise, 10th Motorized Battalion, Varpalota)
- Saber Juncture '12 – Deputy Head, EXCON
- Naples Dark (JFCNP CPX) – Head EXCON,
- Trident Juncture – Head of the JFCNP Validation Team
- Naples Journey (JFCNP CPX) – Exercise Director
- Trident Joust (JFCNP continuation exercise, deployment ROM, BLG) – Head, EXCON
- Trident Jaguar (certification exercise for the German/Netherlands Corps and NRDC ITA) – Exercise Director
- Table Top Exercise – Exercise Director
- Dacian Lynx – Certification Exercise MND SE Romania – Head, EXCEN
MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- Company Commander Course
- Battalion Commander Course
- Senior Staff Course
- General Staff Course
- NATO Staff Procedures Course
- Combined Joint Task Force Headquarters Course
- NATO Peace Support Operation Course
- Combat Readiness Evaluation Course
- NATO SOF seminar: The New Strategic Context
- Asymmetric Threats and Force Protection Seminar
- NATO Orientation Course
- Legal Aspects of Combating Terrorism Course, COIN Course
- C/IED Course
- NATO Exercise Planning Course
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
- Silver Medal of General Maister
- Bronze Medal of General Maister
- Silver Medal of the Slovenian Armed Forces
- Bronze Medal of the Slovenian Armed Forces
- Peacekeeping KFOR Medal
- Non-Article Five ISAF Medal
- Bronze Plaque of the Slovenian Armed Forces
- Medal of the 1st Brigade, Class II
- Silver Plaque of the 10th Motorized Battalion
- European Union Presidency Medal
- Italian Medal for Cooperation
- Decoration of Honour of the Italian Joint Defence Staff
Lieutenant General Glavaš lives with his family in Ilirska Bistrica.
