Chief of the Military Police of the Czech Republic

Major General Jiří Roček

• Date of birth: September 18th, 1969
• Place of birth: Vrchlabí, Czech Republic

Education/ courses:

• 1 Sept 1987 – 11 Jul 1991 
  University degree, theory of control and combat use of land units – missile forces and artillery, Military University of Ground Forces, Vyškov
• 2 Jan 1996 – 12 Jan 1996
  Advanced mobilisation course for unit commanders and chiefs
• 2 Sept 1996 – 18 Jul 1997
  Senior officers’ course, combat use of artillery
• 16 Sept 2002 – 26 Jun 2003
  Senior officers’ course, brigade command course, national defence management – combat use of formations
• 6 Apr 2009 – 15 Jul 2009
  Military Police basic course – distance study 
• 2 Sept 2013 – 27 Jun 2014
  General Staff course

Service career:

• 12 Jul 1991 – 13 Aug 1991 
  Assigned to the 20th Motorised Rifle Division 
• 14 Aug 1991 – 1 Apr 1994 
  Fire platoon commander, 2nd battery, Model 53 cal. 100mm gun, antitank battalion, 38th Artillery Regiment, 20th Motorised Rifle Division 
• 2 Apr 1994 – 30 Jun 1994
  Deputy Commander, 20th Antitank Battalion, 20th Mechanised Division 
• 1 Jul 1994 – 30 Dec 1994 
  Deputy Commander of organisational core for the formation of the 3th Antitank Battalion, 20th Artillery Regiment, 20th Mechanised Division 
• 31 Dec 1994 – 31 Jul 1995 
  Deputy Chief of Staff, 11th Artillery Battalion, 1st Artillery Brigade 
• 1 Aug 1995 – 30 Sept 1997 
  Chief of Staff, 11th Artillery Battalion, 1st Artillery Brigade 
• 1 Oct 1997 – 31 Oct 1998
  Chief of Staff, artillery training battalion, 1st Artillery Training and Mobilisation Base
• 1 Nov 1998 – 15 Nov 1999
  Deputy Commander, artillery training battalion, 1st Artillery Training and Mobilisation Base 
• 16 Nov 1999 – 30 Sept 2000
  Commander, artillery training battalion, 1st Artillery Training and Mobilisation Base 
• 1 Oct 2000 – 31 May 2001
  Commander, training battalion, 1st Artillery Training and Mobilisation Base 
• 1 Jun 2001 – 30 Jun 2003
  Deputy Commander, 1st Artillery Training and Mobilisation Base 
• 1 July 2003 – 30 Nov 2003
  Commander, artillery training centre, 4th Training and Doctrine Command 
• 1 Dec 2003 – 30 Nov 2004
  Deputy Chief of Staff, 13th Artillery Brigade 
• 1 Dec 2004 – 28 Feb 2007
  Commander, 132nd Combined Artillery Battalion, 13th Artillery Brigade 
• 1 Mar 2007 – 28 Feb 2009
  Chief of Staff, 13th Artillery Brigade 
• 1 Mar 2009 – 31 Jul 2009
  Chief of Staff, Military Police Security Service Command 
• 1 Aug 2009 – 2 May 2011
  Deputy Commander, Military Police Security Service Command
• 3 May 2011 – 31 Mar 2021
  Commander, Military Police Security Service Command 
• 1 Apr 2021 – 28 Feb 2023 
  Deputy Commander of Military Police
• 1 Mar 2023
  Commander of Military Police 
• 28 Oct 2023
  Brigadier General
• 28 Oct 2024
  Major General
   

Deployments:

• 18 Jul 2008 – 29 Jan 2009 
  Commander of the Czech Armed Forces 13th contingent, KFOR 
   

Decorations:

• Medal of the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic “For service abroad” – KFOR, 2nd grade
• Medal of the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic “For service abroad” – KFOR, 3rd grade
• Military medal of the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic “For Service in Peace Observer Missions”, 1st grade 
• Cross of Merit of the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic, 1st grade
• Cross of Merit of the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic, 2nd grade
• Cross of Merit of the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic, 3rd grade
• NATO Non Article 5 Medal the Balkans
• Czech Armed Forces Honorary Badge of Merit, 3rd grade
• Czech Armed Forces Medal, 2nd grade
• Czech Armed Forces Medal, 3rd grade
   

Language 

• English
   

Hobbies:

• Sport, culture