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.
- Previous employment: Galvanska oprema, Podgrad
Assignments 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.
