LtGen Jan Scharling

Retired

Visiting Senior Mentor / JCGSC (2007) Module 104 –
Combined Joint Operations Planning at the
Operational Level

Military Career

1966 Private
1967 Sergeant
1968 Lieutenant
1973 First Lieutenant
1978 Captain
1985 Major
1988 Lieutenant Colonel
1992 Colonel
1995 Major General
2002 Lieutenant General

Curriculum Vitae

2004 – 2006 Special Representative to the CHOD Denmark
2002 – 2004 Commander/Operational Forces Denmark, Commander/Joint Headquarters
Northeast
2000 – 2002 Commander/Army Operational Command Denmark
1996 – 2000 Deputy Cheif of Staff/Plans & Policy/Defence Staff
1995 – 1996 Commander/Jutland Division
1993 – 1995 Head/Plans & Programmes Division/Defence Staff
1993 Commander/DANCON/UNPROFOR
1992 – 1993 Commander/3 Jutland Brigade
1991 – 1992 Head/Analysis Branch/Defence Staff
1990 – 1991 NATO Defence College, Italy
1988 – 1990 Second-in-Command/Jutland Engineer Regiment, and Commander/5
Engineer Battalion
1983 – 1988 Staff Officer/Organization Branch/Defence Staff
1982 – 1983 Senior Staff Course, Denmark
1978 – 1982 Staff Officer/Danish Defence Intelligence Service
1977 – 1978 Coach/Reserve Officers Basic Course/Zealand Engineer Regiment/Army
Engineer and NBC School
1977 Junior Staff Course, Royal Danish Defence College
1973 – 1976 Platoon Commander/Engineer Company/Zealand Engineer Regiment/Army
Engineer and NBC School
1969 – 1973 Army Academy

Decorations
Danish: Commander's Cross 1st Class of the Order of Dannebrog
               Queen Ingrid's Memorial Medal
               The Army Long Service Medal
               Badge of Honour of the Reserve Officers Association of Denmark

Foreign: UN Medal, UNPROFOR