- Vlastimil Picek
Infobox Military Person
name=Vlastimil Picek
born= Birth date and age|1956|10|25
died=
placeofbirth=Turnov ,Czechoslovakia
placeofdeath=
placeofburial=
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nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|Czech RepublicCzech Republic
branch=
serviceyears=1975 -
rank=Lieutenant General
commands= Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic
battles=
awards= Cross of Merits of the Minister of Defence 3rd GradeACR Medal 3rd Grade
National Service Medal
Medal for Merits in National Defence
Honorary Commemorative Badge for Service in Peace Operation in the Balkans
NATO 50th Anniversary Medal
Honorary Commemorative ACR Badge of Premysl Otakar II, the Iron and Gold King
laterwork=Vlastimil Picek (
25 October 1956 ) is the current Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. He's the fourth person and the first member ofCzech Air Force to serve at this position. He was appointed by PresidentVáclav Klaus and took office on1 March 2007 .Personal background
Picek is married and has two sons. He enjoys
tennis andskiing .Education
He graduated from Military Technical Secondary School in Nové Mesto na Váhom in
1975 . From1976 to1981 he studied at Military Academy inBrno . While studying at Military Academy, he attended two special courses. Internal study and internal study of intelligence. In1993 , Picek finished hispostgraduate degree fromCzech Technical University inPrague and in1997 he finished the follow-on academic course of the General Staff at the Military Academy inBrno .Military career
*
1975 –1978
** Senior radio operator
*1983 –1986
** Deputy Battalion Commander for Technical Issues
*1986 –1989
** Senior officer at the National Air Defence HQ
*1989 –1993
** Head of HQ Group for AF and NAD
*1993 –1994
** Chief of Signal Branch 4th Air Defence Corps HQ
*1994 –1995
** Section Chief of the Signal Branch at the General Staff of ACR
*1995 –1996
** Deputy Chief of the Signal Branch at the General Staff of ACR
*1996 –1997
** Chief of the Signal Branch at the General Staff of ACR (GS)
*1997 –2000
** Chief of the Operational-Tactical C2 Systems Department, GS
*2000 –2001
** Chief of the ACR Signal Branch – Chief of the Command and Control Division, GS
*2001 –2003
** Chief of the ACR Control and Command Division, GS – MoD Security Director
*1 May 2003 -1 March 2007
** Chief of the Military Office of thePresident of the Czech Republic
*1 March 2007 -
** Chief of the General Staff of Armed Forces of the Czech RepublicDates of rank
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Brigadier :14 March 2001
*Major General :8 May 2003
*Lieutenant General :8 May 2006 Awards and decorations
*Cross of Merits of the Minister of Defence 3rd Grade
* ACR Medal 3rd Grade
* National Service Medal
* Medal for Merits in National Defence
* Honorary Commemorative Badge for Service in Peace Operation in the Balkans
* NATO 50th Anniversary Medal
* Honorary Commemorative ACR Badge of Premysl Otakar II, the Iron and Gold KingExternal links
* [http://www.army.cz/scripts/detail.php?id=5747 Official biography]
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