Brigadier General Anze Rode

Chief of Staff Slovenian Armed Forces

Education:

1996 Bachelor in mechanical engineering, Faculty for mechanical engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

2001 Master’s degree in Security studies, Faculty for Social science, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

2007 Master’s degree in Logistics, Faculty for Logistics, University of Maribor, Slovenia

2011 PhD; Faculty for Logistics, University of Maribor, Slovenia

2018 Master’s degree in Strategic Studies, US Army War College, Carlisle, PA

Career: 1997 – 1998 Recce Platoon leader, HHQ Company, 3rd Mountain Battalion, 32nd Mountain Brigade, SAF

1999 – 2001 HHQ company commander, 3rd Mountain Battalion, 32nd Mountain Brigade, SAF

2001 – 2003 Officer School company commander, Military School Centre, SAF

2003 – 2005 Teacher, Officer School & Command and Staff School, Doctrine and Development Centre, TRADOC, SAF

2005 – 2009 Staff Officer, Intelligence, J2 General Staff, SAF

2009 – 2010 XO & deputy battalion commander, 20th Motorized Battalion, 1.st Brigade, SAF

2011 – 2011 Special Forces battalion commander, JHQ Force Command, SAF

2012 – 2013 132nd Mountain Battalion commander, 72nd Brigade, JHQ Force Command, SAF

2013 – 2014 132nd Mountain Regiment commander, 1st Brigade, General Staff, SAF

2015 – 2016 Senior planning officer, Planning Branch, J5 General Staff, SAF

2016 – 2017 Head of Military Policy& Strategy Branch, J5 General Staff, SAF

2018 – 2019 Chief, J7 Force Command, SAF

2019 – 2020 Deputy commander & commander, 1st Brigade, Force Command, SAF

2020 - 2022 DCOS Support, General Staff, SAF

2022 -2024 Chief of Staff, General Staff, SAF

2024- Assistant to CHOD, General Staff, SAF