 He is married and has two children.He spent 18 years of active service in Combat Units as Battery Commander in Towed, Self Propelled and Air Defence Artillery Battalions, Tactical Control Officer in a HAWK Battery, Deputy Commander in an Air Defence Artillery Battalion, Commander of a Towed Artillery Battalion, Deputy Commander of a Mechanized Infantry Division and Commander of the Hellenic Artillery School.He also spent 14 years of his Military career as Staff Officer in National and Allied Headquarters namely the Hellenic Army General Staff (HAGS), the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS), the Supreme Headquarters of Allied Powers in Europe (SHAPE), the International Military Staff of NATO (IMS), and the European Military Staff (EUMS) as Chief of the Current Operations and Crisis Management Branch.