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Fonction : Commander, NATO Joint Analysis & Lessons Learned Centre
Defence and Security committee (DSC), Sunday 10 October 2021
Brigadier General (BGEN, Romanian Army) Bogdan Cernat was born in Bucharest, Romania, in 1969. He graduated from the Infantry School in 1991 and took his first assignment as platoon commander and instructor in the 98th Special Training Battalion.
Between June 1994 and November 2000, he served as platoon and company commander in the 30th Guards Regiment. Between July 2002 and June 2007 here turned as battalion commander in the same regiment.
In June 2007, BGEN Cernat took his first staff assignment as chief Future Logistic Ops in the Joint Logistics Command and continued as chief of Protocol Office of the national Ministry of Defence, coordinating protocol activities involving representatives at the political-military level and ensuring implementation of relevant international protocol requirements.
Between February 2009 and May 2014, he was assigned within the General Staff as Chief of Military Police Division. In this role, he directly advised his Chief of Defence on the relevant aspects of: homeland force employment as well as employment in theatres of operations; policy development; and contribution to and implementation of relevant international standards.
Later, within the national Military Police, he led the analysis in support of the capability development and training of the military police forces which contributed to the implementation and improvement of these forces. Further, BGEN Cernat also initiated and implemented the national Lessons Learned structure and process within his division and supported its wider implementation across the military police forces.
During his career, BGEN Cernat continued his education, including: The International Military Observer and Staff Officer Course, United Nations Training School, Ireland; Defense and Operational Planning Course, the Netherlands Defense College; Exercise Planning and the Law of Armed Conflict Course, Turkey; Command and Staff College for Land Forces, Romanian National Defence University. He also holds a Master in national defence and security from the Romanian National Defence University and a bachelor’s degree in marketing from University of Economic Studies in Bucharest. Finally, he is a 2013 graduate of the US Army War College, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the United States.
In May2014, BGEN Cernat was assigned as the commander of 30th Guards Brigade, ensuring, among others: development of human capital; the high readiness combat status; force protection for strategic military installations; military ceremonies—particularly those involving the Romanian President; design, development, and implementation of specific Lessons Learned procedures necessary to capture all experiences leading to organizational improvements.
Throughout his career, BGEN Cernat has received several awards and medals,granted by various entities, including at the presidential level.
He is married and has a daughter.
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