Mission and Tasks

Mission:
RFC mission is manning, reinforcing, and replacing the Army’s active service personnel, in order to enhance Army capabilities to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of North Macedonia in the event of armed conflict, and crisis, as well as participating in international operations.
Tasks:
- To defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of North Macedonia in the event of armed conflict and declared martial law;
- To put in operational use all active reserve units and their elements;
- To maintain combat readiness;
- To conduct training and exercises in order to reach and maintain necessary level of combat readiness of all reserve service personnel;
- To create, keep, maintain and improve necessary documents for managing and establishing active reserve forces;
- To give administrative support for service personnel support;
- To take measures and actions to protect classified information;
- To organize and take preventive measures against threats to the unit;
- To support government institutions in the event of emergency and crisis.
Commander
Colonel Kjiro Kalkov
Date and place of birth:
05.09.1969, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
Education
- Military High School, Zagreb, 1986-1988;
- Military Academy for Land Forces, Belgrade 1988-1991;
- Military Academy for Land Forces Banja Luka 1991- November 1991 (AMU);
- A course in Pepelishte 1992-1993 (Finishing Military Academy);
- Instructor’s Course for Land Forces (September-November 2000);
- Company Commander Course, France (February-May 2001);
- Command and Staff School, France (June 2003-January 2004);
- UN Military Observers Course, Bosnia and Herzegovina (February 2006);
- National Defense School, Paris, France (July 2008-June 2009).
Duties:
- Motorized Platoon Commander within National Guard Brigade;
- AMU Training Center Commander;
- Tank Company Commander in Abn T-55;
- Chief of Staff of Abn T-71;
- Operations Officer in Abn T-71;
- Deputy Abn T-71 Commander and CS;
- Abn T-71Commander;
- Chief of Operations, Planning and Combat Readiness Department in G3/JOC;
- Chief of OC in JOC;
- Chief of J5/JOC;
- Chief of Reserve Forces Command.
Promotions:
- 1993-2nd Lieutenant
- 1994-Lieutenant
- 1998-Captain
- 2001-Captain 1st Class
- 2003-Major
- 2008-Lieutenant Colonel
- 2014-Colonel
Foreign languages:
- French-STANAG 3.3.3.
- English
Contact:
E-mail: [email protected]