Between 1983 and 1987, he studied the field of theory of control and use of combat units at the Military University of the Ground Forces in Vyškov.

He further completed his education between 1998 and 1999 at the Marine Corps University in Virginia, USA, and in 2004 at The Royal College of Defence Studies in London, United Kingdom.

In the years 1990 to 1992, he was the battalion commander of the reserve preparation group of the 13th tank material depot.

In the years 2009 to 2010 he worked as the director of the Section for the Development of Types of Forces – the Operations Section of the Ministry of Defense and in the years 2010 to 2014 as the Deputy Chief of the General Staff – the director of the Joint Operations Center of the Ministry of Defense.

Between 2014 and 2017, he worked as the national military representative of the Czech Republic at the NATO SHAPE strategic command in Mons, Belgium.