Vlastimil Picek
Vlastimil Picek | |
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| Allegiance |  Czech Republic |
| Years of service | 1975 - |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic |
| Awards | 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 King |
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 of Czech Air Force to serve at this position. He was appointed by President Václav Klaus and took office on 1 March 2007.
Personal background
Picek is married and has two sons. He enjoys tennis and skiing.
Education
He graduated from Military Technical Secondary School in Nové Mesto nad Váhom in 1975. From 1976 to 1981 he studied at Military Academy in Brno. While studying at Military Academy, he attended two special courses, Internal study and internal study of intelligence. In 1993, Picek finished his postgraduate degree from Czech Technical University in Prague and in 1997 he finished the follow-on academic course of the General Staff at the Military Academy in Brno.
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 the President of the Czech Republic
- 1 March 2007-
- Chief of the General Staff of Armed Forces of the Czech Republic
Dates of rank
- 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 King