Major General (Retired), Republic of Estonia

Member of the Estonian Defence League since 1990;
Board member of the Estonian Shooting Sport Federation since 2019.

Education

1982: Elva Gymnasium

2007: University of Tartu, Master of Laws

Military Education:

1994: Officer Training Course, National Defence Academy

1996: Netherlands Staff College, International Staff Officer Course

1998: G. Marshall Center, Germany – International Defence and Security Course

2003: Baltic Defence College – Colonel Course

2019: Baltic Defence College – Senior Command Course

Military Career

1982–1984: Conscription, Soviet Army

1991–1993: Platoon Commander, Police Forces

1992–1993: Instructor and Unit Commander, Estonian Defence League

1993: Infantry Company Commander

1993–1996: Head of Intelligence Department, Estonian Defence Forces HQ

1996–2006: Chief of Intelligence Department, EDF HQ

1998–2006: Commander, Military Intelligence Battalion (Central)

2006: Head of Peacekeeping Operations Group (Afghanistan)

2006–2007: Commander, Military Intelligence Battalion

2007–2008: Lecturer, Military Academy – Head of Tactics Department (Brigade and Battalion Level)

2008–2010: Chief of Intelligence Department, Land Forces HQ

2010: Commander, Estonian Contingent in Foreign Military Mission (Afghanistan)

2011–2012: Defence Attaché, Estonian Embassy, Georgia

2012–2019: Commander, Estonian Special Operations Forces (ESTSOF)

2019–2023: Commander, Estonian Defence League

Military Ranks

1994: Lieutenant

1995: Captain

1998: Major

2010: Lieutenant Colonel

2016: Colonel

2019: Brigadier General

2023: Major General

Awards and Decorations

Cross of the Eagle – 2nd, 4th, and 5th class

Ministry of Defence Merit Cross

Gold Badge, Ministry of Defence – 2nd class

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Merit Cross

European Defence League Cross of Merit

European Defence League Cross for Outstanding Defence Service

White Cross of the Estonian Defence League – 1st and 4th class

European Defence League Cross of Merit with Swords

Various NATO, US, Polish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Danish, Swedish, and Georgian military awards

EDF Paratrooper Wings, US Marine Corps, Germany, and France

Languages

English, Russian

Personal Life

Married with two daughters