Lt Col Nikolaos G. Arampatzis

Hellenic Army

Commandant

     As the Commandant of the Hellenic MPSOTC, Kristoni Kilkis, Greece, Lt Col Arampatzis commands a faculty and staff, and is responsible for all aspects of Center's operation.

     Lt Col Nikolaos G. Arampatzis is a native of Serres and was born in January of 1967. After graduation from Iraklia’s high school, he attended Hellenic Military Academy. Additional degrees include Masters in Hellenic Army War College. He graduated from the Hellenic Military Academy in 1988 and was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the Infantry.

     He has attended the Infantry Basic Course, the Infantry Advanced Course, an Army Informatics Course, the Greek Foreign Languages Military School (Turkish), Bulgarian Foreign Languages Military School (Bulgarian) and the Hellenic War College.

     He has served for more than 15 years in different positions in Infantry units, including those of the Battalion S1, S2 and S3. He served in Mechanized Infantry Battalion as Deputy Commander and Commander for one year and in an Airmobile Infantry Battalion as a Commander for two years. His staff experience includes service in Mechanized and Airmobile Infantry Brigade, in the Greek Infantry College and the Greek Forces in Cyprus. His duties included a variety of issues and especially personnel management, operations and intelligence.

     Since October 2010 he serves at the Hellenic MPSOTC as Commandant.

     He speaks in different variety levels English, Turkish and Bulgarian language.

     Lieutenant Colonel Arampatzis has been married to his wife Sophia, for 20 years, and together they are raising two children: Helen and Semina (15 and 19 years old).