The Army of the Czech Republic,also known as the Czech Army,is the military service responsible for the defence of the Czech Republic in compliance with international obligations and treaties on collective defence. It is also set to support peacekeeping,rescue and humanitarian operations both within the national territory and abroad. Armed Forces consist of the General Staff,the Land Forces,the Air Force and support units.
The Slovenian Armed Forces or Slovenian Army are the armed forces of Slovenia. Since 2003,it is organized as a fully professional standing army. The Commander-in-Chief of the SAF is the President of the Republic of Slovenia,while operational command is in the domain of the Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces.
The Albanian Armed Forces are the military of Albania and were formed after the declaration of independence in 1912. Today,it consists of the General Staff,the Albanian Land Force,Albanian Air Force and the Albanian Naval Force.
The Canadian Armed Forces are the unified military forces of Canada,including sea,land,and air elements referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy,Canadian Army,and Royal Canadian Air Force.
Commissioned officers' rank comparison chart of all land forces of NATO member states.
This article is about women in warfare and the military (2000–present) throughout the world outside the United States. For women in warfare and the military in the United States since 2000,please see:Timeline of women in warfare and the military in the United States,2000–2010 and Timeline of women in warfare and the military in the United States from 2011–present.
Major General Karl Lorentz Engelbrekt Engelbrektson is a senior Swedish Army officer and a former Force Commander of the Nordic Battlegroup (NBG). He served as Assistant Chief of Armed Forces Training &Procurement from 2014 to 2016. Engelbrektson is currently serving as the Chief of Army since 2016.
Nebojša Pavković is a Serbian retired army general who served as Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Yugoslavia from February 2000 to June 2002. He also served as the Commandeer of Third Army of the Armed Forces of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War,from December 1998 to February 2000.
The chief of defence is the highest ranked commissioned officer of a nation's armed forces. The acronym CHOD is in common use within NATO and the European Union as a generic term for the highest national military position within the NATO and EU member states,rather than the actual term used for individual positions. Thus,irrespective of the formal national designation of that position is some variation on Commander-in-Chief,Chief of Staff,Supreme Commander or something else,they can all be referred to unambiguously as CHODs in NATO and EU terminology,although other terms are sometimes also seen within NATO. Thus,the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the CHOD of the United States,the Chief of the Defence Staff is the CHOD of United Kingdom,the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr is the CHOD of Germany and the Chief of Defence (Forsvarssjefen) is the CHOD of Norway.
The Kosovo Security Force is the armed force of Kosovo,and was formed after the declaration of independence in 2008. KSF is tasked with defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Kosovo,military support for civil authorities,and participation in international peacekeeping missions and operations. Since 2018,it is in the process of transforming into the Kosovo Armed Forces,a process that is expected to take 10 years.
The Land Forces,Air Force and Naval Forces of Romania are collectively known as the Romanian Armed Forces. The current Commander-in-chief is Lieutenant General Daniel Petrescu who is managed by the Minister of National Defence while the president is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces during wartime.
Volker Wieker is the former Chief of Staff of the Bundeswehr,the German armed forces,and a general of the German Army. Trained as an artillery officer,Wieker served in every major foreign Bundeswehr deployment since 1996,including Bosnia,Kosovo and Afghanistan.
General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter,is a Kenyan-born former senior British Army officer who served as Chief of the Defence Staff from June 2018 to November 2021.
The Chief of the General Staff is the Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces. That person is appointed by the Government of Slovenia,after his/her nomination by the Minister of Defence. The current Chief of the General Staff is Major general Robert Glavaš.
Rank comparison chart of all navies of European states. Some European countries do not have naval forces,either because they are landlocked Austria,Belarus,the Czech Republic,Moldova,Luxembourg,Bosnia &Herzegovina,Kosovo,Slovakia,San Marino and the Vatican,or naval duties provided by another state such as Monaco,.
Major General Anders Karl Oskar Brännström is a retired Swedish Army officer. He has served in Cyprus,Kosovo and Afghanistan and been commanding officer of Jämtland Ranger Regiment. Brännström's senior appointments include Deputy Chief of Joint Operations from 2008 to 2012 and Chief of Army from 2013 to 2016. He served as head of Exercise Viking 2018 and then as head of the Total Defence Department of the Joint Staff until 26 January 2018 when he was fired from the position due to critical statements about Sweden's lack of defense ability.
Lieutenant General Leif Michael Claesson is a Swedish Army officer. He served as the Chief of Policy and Plans Department in the Defence Staff from 2018 to 2020. Claesson currently serves av Chief of Joint Operations.
Major General Lena Maria Persson Herlitz is a Swedish Amphibious Corps officer. She currently serves as Chief of Policy and Plans Department at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm.
Major General Alan Geder is a military leader of Slovenia who served as a commander during the Slovenian War for Independence and acted as Chief of the General Staff in 2018.
Rank comparison chart of all armies and land forces of the European Union member states.
Slovenian Ground Force 
