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Command Sergeant Major
Land Forces Command Sergeant Major
Chief Warrant Officer Arūnas Birbalas
DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1962 |
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PLACE OF BIRTH | Klaipėda district |
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EDUCATION |
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2001 - 2005 | Pedagogical faculty, Klaipėda University |
2006 - 2007 | Sergeant major academy, US Army |
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SERVICE |
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1995 | 352 company commander, Voluntary National Defence Service, Klaipėda detachment |
1995 | Antitank- gunner, Lithuanian Platoon (LITPLA-3) |
1996 | Machine-gunner, Lithuanian Platoon (LITPLA-4) |
1997 | Platoon sergeant, Lithuanian Platoon (LITPLA-5) |
1998 | Platoon sergeant, Lithuanian Platoon (LITPLA-7) |
1998 | Military training, planning and control section specialist, Lithuanian Armed Forces Training and Doctrines Department |
2001 | Section 3 reserve training instructor, Lithuanian Grand Duke Butigeidis Dragoon battalion |
2002 | Command Sergeant Major, Lithuanian Grand Duke Butigeidis Dragoon battalion |
2003 | Platoon commander, Baltic Squadron (BALTSQN-8) |
2005 | Command Sergeant Major, Land Forces |
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MILITARY RANKS |
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1995 | Senior Warrant Officer |
1996 | Master Sergeant |
1997 | Sergeant First Class |
2000 | Master Sergeant |
2002 | Warrant officer |
2005 | Senior Warrant officer |
2008 | Chief Warrant Officer |
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DECORATIONS | Lithuanian Republic National Defense system medal "For the International Operations" Lithuanian Armed Forces medal ‘‘For Exemplary Service" United Nations Organization medal (UNPROFOR) "For Service in the Name of Peace" NATO medal "For Service in NATO operations" Other awards |
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LANGUAGE ABILITIES | English, Russian |
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MARITAL STATUS | Married to Nijolė. Has a son Darius and a daughter Giedrė |
