Brigadier Dobran Božič was born on 22 September 1964 in Trbovlje.
Education
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1990 |
Bachelor of Science (Chemistry and Chemical Engineering), Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Ljubljana |
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1998 |
Master of Science (Management and Organisations), Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana |
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2009 |
Master of Science, National Defense University, Washington D.C. |
Basic military education
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1984 |
Reserve Officer School |
Advanced military education
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2001 |
Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, USA |
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2006 |
Joint Warfighting Staff College, National Defense University, Norfolk, USA |
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2009 |
National War College, National Defense University, Washington D.C., USA |
Additional military training
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1997 |
Defence Resource Management Course, Ljubljana/Washington D.C., USA |
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1998 |
Legal Aspects of Peace Operations Course, Naval War College, Newport, USA |
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2002 |
Multinational Command Officers’ Course |
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2003 |
NATO Peace Operations Course |
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2004 |
International Unit Training Course, Land Warfare Center, Great Britain |
Current duty in the Slovenian Armed Forces
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27 February 2012 – ... |
Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces |
Previous duties in the SAF
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2011- 2012 |
Advisor to Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces |
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2011-2011 |
Commander, Slovenian ISAF Contingent, Afghanistan |
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2009-2011 |
Commander, 1st Brigade, Slovenian Armed Forces |
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2007-2008 |
Deputy Force Commander of the Slovenian Armed Forces |
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2005-2007 |
Deputy Commander, 1st Brigade, Slovenian Armed Forces |
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2003-2005 |
Chief, J-7, General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces |
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1999-2003 |
Commander, 10th International Cooperation Battalion/10th Motorised Battalion |
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1995-1999 |
Analysis and Planning Assistant, Territorial Defence Republic Staff |
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1993-1995 |
Deputy Chief, NBC Defence, Territorial Defence Republic Staff |
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1984-1993 |
Reserve member, Territorial Defence Battalion |
International environment
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2011 |
Mentor to Commander, 207th Corps, ANA, and Commander, Slovenian ISAF Contingent, Afghanistan |
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2007 |
Commander, Slovenian KFOR Contingent, Kosovo |
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2007 |
Deputy Commander, Multinational Task Force West, KFOR |
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1999 |
Commander, Multinational Battalion, “ESPERIA” Military Exercise |
Medals
- Silver Medal of the Slovenian Armed Forces
- Bronze Medal of General Maister
- Bronze Medal of the Slovenian Armed Forces
Languages
- English
Family
- Brigadier Božič is married to Mateja and they have two daughters.
Career path
Brigadier Dobran Božič started his military career in the Territorial Defence of the Republic of Slovenia in 1984 as a reserve officer. His professional military career in the Territorial Defence started in 1993. He is one of the Slovenian Armed Forces members with a great deal of experiences in the professionalization of the Slovenian Armed Forces. He has performed a number of staff and command duties at various command and control levels and has acquired important international experiences, both, in multinational operations and missions and different military exercises. In 2007, he commanded the largest Slovenian Armed Forces Contingent KFOR 15 in Kosovo and at the same time acted as Deputy Commander, Multinational Task Force West, KFOR. In 2011, he was Commander of the Slovenian Contingent ISAF 15 in Afghanistan and at the same time mentored Commander, 207th Corps of the Afghan National Army. He is a veteran of the 1991 War for Slovenia and has authored and co-authored several professional works on military science.
