Major-General Lars Sivert Lervik (born 12 July 1971) is a Norwegian army officer and the Chief of the Norwegian Army since 25 June 2020.
Major-General Lars Sivert Lervik | |
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 Lervik (left) speaking to Richard V. Spencer during an exercise in June 2019 | |
| Born | 12 July 1971 Øksendal, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| Allegiance |  Norway |
| Service |  Norwegian Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
Early life
editLars Sivert Lervik was born on 12 July 1971 in Øksendal, Møre og Romsdal.[1]
Military service & Education
editLervik joined the Norwegian Army on 3 July 1990.[2]
He attended the Officers School for the Cavalry at Trandum leir from 1990 to 1991 and the Norwegian Military Academy from 1992 to 1995.[1]
After attending the Officers School for the Cavalry, Lervik joined the Armoured Battalion as a vehicle commander.[1]
In 2003, Lervik completed the Armor Captain Career Course at Fort Knox in Kentucky.[2]
Lervik studied at the Advanced Command and Staff College in Shrivenham, England from 2006 to 2007.[2]
In 2015, Lervik was awarded the Defence Service Medal.[2]
From 2016 to 2017, Lervik attended the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.[2]
Chief of the Army
editLervik was promoted to major-general and made Chief of the Army on 25 June 2020, succeeding Major-General Eirik Kristoffersen.[1][3]
In January 2021, Lervik expressed his support for winter NATO exercises in Norway during the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that it is an important part of Norwegian security that the alliance is able to operate under the conditions in Norway.[4]
On 27 April 2023, Maj. Gen. Lervik was inducted as the 78th member of the U.S. Army War College, International Fellows Hall of Fame.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Lars Sivert Lervik". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
- ^ a b c d e "Lars S Lervik - Forsvarets CV" (PDF). Norwegian Army (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Ny sjef for Hæren". Regjeringen.no (in Norwegian). 6 December 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Derfor må Nato øve i Norge under pandemien: – Viktig for norsk sikkerhet". NRK (in Norwegian). 8 January 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Army War College".