Menelaos Kourkouvelas was born in Larissa, Thessaly, Greece in 1982. He comes from the village of Kokkina Perivleptou in Thessaly and lived in Volos until he came of age. In 2000 he was admitted in the Naval Academy through the Panhellenic Examinations process. He moved to Athens for his studies at the Academy and the performance of his official duties. Since 2002 he has been serving in the warships of the Hellenic Navy. In 2013 he was transfer ...