Sergeant Major of the Armed Forces Danijel Kovač, Command Senior Enlisted Leader of the Slovenian Armed Forces
Biography
Sergeant Major of the Armed Forces Danijel Kovač was born in 1972. He joined the Slovenian Armed Forces in 1994. He holds a Master's degree in Organisation and Management of Social Activities and is a college lecturer.
Assignments in the SAF
- Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Slovenian Armed Forces
- Command Senior Enlisted Leader, MIlitary Schools Centre
- Command Senior Enlisted Leader 72nd Brigade
- Senior Instructor, Chair of National Defence - Operational Art and Tactics
- Command Senior Enlisted Leader, 74th Motorized Battalion
- Command Senior Enisted Leader (company level), 10th Motorized Battalion
- Command Senior Enisted Leader (platoon level), 10th Motorized Battalion
- Command Senior Enlisted Leader (training unit), 1st Brigade
- Instructor, NCO School
- Squad Leader, 10 Motorized Battalion
- Basic Training Instructor, 10th International Cooperation Battalion
- member of the Military Police
- Scout Soldier, 1st Special Brigade MORiS
Deployments
- UNFICYP SICON III and IV; 1998 – 1999
- SFOR MNBG II.; 2003
- ISAF SICON 3; 2005
- KFOR SICON 15; 2007
- KFOR SICON 31; 2015
Acquired Experiences
- MoD promotion and recruitment working group
- Guest lecturer in basic and advanced NCO education and training programmes (OVSIU, NVSIU I and NVSIU II)
- Command Senior Enlisted Leader, SICON KFOR 31
- CREVAL management member
- SAF corporate image working group member
- Member of the 72nd Brigade transformation working group
- Deputy Head of the project working group upgrading the development and functioning of the SAF Non-Commissioned Officer Corps
- Member of the 8X8 Medium Wheeled Armoured Command Vehicle Validation team
- Head of the 11th Corporals Course
- Tactics lecturer in the 6th Platoon NCO Course
- Participating tactics lecturer in the Team Leader Course (2006 and 2007)
- Instructor in the 1st Platoon NCO Course
- Reconnaissance Specialization
- Basic Soldier Training
Exercises
- various military exercises in the Republic of Slovenia since 1993
- Cooperative Nugget 97 – USA, Fort Polk
- Esperia 2001; Italy
- Clever Ferret 03; Hungary
- Falcon Strike 06; Hungary
- Clever Ferret 08; Italy
- Rapid Trident; Ukraine
Military Education and Training
- United States Sergeant Major Academy (USASMA) – Ft. Bliss; USA
- Defence Language Institute – Lackland AFB San Antonio; USA
- Senior NCO Course
- Platoon NCO Course
- NCO School
- Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course (BNCOC) - NCO Academy (USA Infantry School) Fort Benning; USA
- Basic Training, 1st Special Brigade MORiS
- Ranger School – Class 06 – 02 (USA infantry school) – Fort Benning; USA
- Battle Staff Noncommissioned Officer Course S2 and S3 Staff functions - USAJFKSWCS 2003
- Peacekeeping Operations Military Police Course – Vienna Training Center; Austria
- Patria AMV 8X8 – Training course for CP – Marksman instructors; Finland
- Patria AMV 8X8 – CP Test Crew Training course for Kongsberg PROTECTOR RWS; Finland
- CIMIC NATO Course (Staff&Field Worker)
- Targeting Course; MTT USA
- Advanced Mountaineering Course, winter
- Basic Mountaineering Course, summer
- Basic and Advanced Pyrotechnician Courses
- MoD Security and Military Police Authority Course
- Leadership Course
- Paramedics Course
Awards and Decorations
- Induction into the International Hall of Fame, USASMA, USA
- Canadian General Campaign Star – ISAF
- NATO Medal Non Article 5 – BALKANS – KFOR
- NATO Medal Non Article 5 – ISAF
- NATO Medal Non Article 5 – SFOR
- United Nations Medal – UNFICYP
- Certificate Of Appreciation, Best Student of the Battle Staff Noncommissioned Officer Course – USAJFKSWCS
- Certificate Of Appreciation – UNFICYP
- Silver Order of Merit of the President of the Republic of Slovenia
- Silver Medal of General Maister
- Bronze Medal of General Maister
- Silver Medal of the Slovenian Armed Forces
- Bronze Medal of the Slovenian Armed Forces
- Gold Medal of the 72nd Brigade
- Medal of the 1st Brigade, Class III
- Bronze Badge of 1st Brigade, Best NCO at Exercise Esperia 2001
- Silver Badge of the Command and Staff School
- Silver Medal of the 10th Motorized Battalion
- Bronze Badge of the 74th Motorised Battalion, 8 x 8 "Kleščman"
- Best Platoon Soldier
Sergeant Major of the Armed Forces Danijel Kovač and his family live in Bistrica ob Dravi.