After graduating in 1975, he began his service in the Soviet Armed Forces, attending the Vilnius Higher Airborne Defense School.

In 1997, he began his service in an infantry battalion in the Latvian National Armed Forces.

His first official position he took was as the Chief of the Operational Planning Board of the Latvian National Guard Headquarters.

In November 2016, he was promoted to the post of Commander of the Joint Headquarters of the NAF and was confirmed by the Saeima as Chief of defence at the end of the year.

[1][2][3][4][5] On November 21st, 2024 he was replaced as the Commander of the National Armed Forces by Major General Kaspars Pudāns.