Swedish General Håkan Syrén appointed Chairman of the EU Military Committée

Breerman · 11-07-2009, 05:28 AM

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On October 29, 2008 the Chiefs of Defence meeting of the European Union Military Committee (EUMC) endorsed general Håkan Syrén as the next chairman of the EUMC. In the position as CEUMC he was formally appointed by the Council of the European Union for a period of three years and succeeded general Henri Bentégeat on November 6, 2009. On March 25, 2009 he was succeeded by general Sverker Göranson as Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces.

http://www.mil.se/sv/Nyheter/central...-general-i-EU/

Nice to see that the EU nations have confidence in us even though we're a rather small nation. On a sidenote Sweden now has three active four-star generals, can't recall when was the last time that happened.

goat89 · 11-07-2009, 05:31 AM

Small? Pfffft... look at mine.

Anyways, 'Grats! And is it that rare for Sweden to have three active four-star generals?

Breerman · 11-07-2009, 05:53 AM

Seems like the smaller this army gets, the more generals.

Traditionally only the King and the Supreme Commander have four stars and I think it's been that way for at least a century.

During the era of mass concription they were rather restrictive appointing generals. A commander of a fördelning (25 000 to 35 000 troops) were normally appointed with an elevated Colonel rank called Colonel by first degree.

Evolv5 · 11-07-2009, 07:44 AM

I guess they have nothing better to do than to promote people

Kidding.

I hope he does a good job ... though I don't even have the slightest idea what his job description will be.

Ulytau · 11-07-2009, 09:51 AM

Gratz to him

Also Hakan have any meaning in Swedish Language,we ''Turks'' using that as a name too and our ancestors were using Hakan as a tittle like Khan,Basbug too?

Breerman · 11-07-2009, 10:45 AM

I googled the name at it said Håkan/Haakon/Hakon/Hakun means den högättade, which translates into something like "the man of high ancestry". I think Haakon is a traditional king's name in Norway too. So who knows maybe it shares some ancient proto-indoeuropean relation with Khan etc.

deathil93 · 11-07-2009, 12:14 PM

WAIT WAIT WAIT, Sweden has an army?!
Jk hehe

Congrats aye, lets hope that he'll do a good job, in whatever that military commitie job is. Why doesn't the EU have a proper unified army yet? the EUDF, European Union Defense Forces, sound sweet hehe

Breerman · 11-07-2009, 02:39 PM

Now we know how a Jewish Beavis & Butthead would sound

Derbedeu · 11-07-2009, 02:41 PM

Congrats to Sweden! Here's hoping that they do as good of a job in charge of the EUMC as they have done so far in their Presidency of the EU!

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Originally Posted by goat89

Small? Pfffft... look at mine.

Don't be so modest goat. You guys have Andorra, Monaco, and San Marino beat!

Besides, it's not the size of the fighter, but the but the size of the fight within the fighter that counts. In that regard, Singapore does pretty well for itself.

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Originally Posted by deathil93

Why doesn't the EU have a proper unified army yet? the EUDF, European Union Defense Forces, sound sweet hehe

I for one can't wait for such a thing to happen. Mmmm....EU Army....

Hopefully we will one day. If we do, I would vote for EUDF as it's name!

Hildemel · 11-07-2009, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by deathil93

WAIT WAIT WAIT, Sweden has an army?!
Jk hehe

Congrats aye, lets hope that he'll do a good job, in whatever that military commitie job is. Why doesn't the EU have a proper unified army yet? the EUDF, European Union Defense Forces, sound sweet hehe

It wouldn't work as well as they hope I think. A unified army would never happen unless Europe became one big nation.

deathil93 · 11-08-2009, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Hildemel

It wouldn't work as well as they hope I think. A unified army would never happen unless Europe became one big nation.

Well, the EU is basically the first step in the huge nation of Europe, the next step is converting the different nations into more of provinces or states like in the US and after creating a unified army and than making one global federal government, altough I doubt it will have the power that a regular government has, I think it will be the UN only with more power and autorithy.

muttbutt · 11-08-2009, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by deathil93

Well, the EU is basically the first step in the huge nation of Europe, the next step is converting the different nations into more of provinces or states like in the US and after creating a unified army and than making one global federal government, altough I doubt it will have the power that a regular government has, I think it will be the UN only with more power and autorithy.

The EU already has far more "power" then the UN, and there will be more decision making taken at that level as soon as the LT is implemented....hell we might see Israel in there one day....

11-07-2009, 10:45 AM	#6
Breerman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,231	I googled the name at it said Håkan/Haakon/Hakon/Hakun means den högättade, which translates into something like "the man of high ancestry". I think Haakon is a traditional king's name in Norway too. So who knows maybe it shares some ancient proto-indoeuropean relation with Khan etc. Last edited by Breerman; 11-07-2009 at 11:08 AM.

11-07-2009, 05:31 AM	#2
goat89 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Republic of Singapore, but in Canada studying Posts: 6,340	Small? Pfffft... look at mine. Anyways, 'Grats! And is it that rare for Sweden to have three active four-star generals?

11-07-2009, 05:53 AM	#3
Breerman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,231	Seems like the smaller this army gets, the more generals. Traditionally only the King and the Supreme Commander have four stars and I think it's been that way for at least a century. During the era of mass concription they were rather restrictive appointing generals. A commander of a fördelning (25 000 to 35 000 troops) were normally appointed with an elevated Colonel rank called Colonel by first degree.

11-07-2009, 07:44 AM	#4
Evolv5 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Si vis pacem, para bellum Posts: 4,207	I guess they have nothing better to do than to promote people Kidding. I hope he does a good job ... though I don't even have the slightest idea what his job description will be.

11-07-2009, 09:51 AM	#5
Ulytau 1881-193∞ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Birdir bana Bakü, Tebriz Telafer, Ankara, Gence Türkistan,Nerede Türk var ben ORALIYAM! Age: 24 Posts: 3,377	Gratz to him Also Hakan have any meaning in Swedish Language,we ''Turks'' using that as a name too and our ancestors were using Hakan as a tittle like Khan,Basbug too?

11-07-2009, 12:14 PM	#7
deathil93 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The giant cheese cake in Israel Posts: 75	WAIT WAIT WAIT, Sweden has an army?! Jk hehe Congrats aye, lets hope that he'll do a good job, in whatever that military commitie job is. Why doesn't the EU have a proper unified army yet? the EUDF, European Union Defense Forces, sound sweet hehe

11-07-2009, 02:39 PM	#8
Breerman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,231	Now we know how a Jewish Beavis & Butthead would sound