[5] While in college, Mikolashek participated in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program, and was a Distinguished Military Graduate.

[1][9] Mikolashek's subsequent assignments included: secretary of the general staff for U.S. Army Japan and IX Corps; aide-de-camp, U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee; commander, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry; chief, Office of Military Cooperation, Kuwait; 3rd Training Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; chief of Staff, 24th Infantry Division; assistant division commander, 82nd Airborne Division; and commander, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force (Airborne).

[10] During his term, Mikolashek investigated the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse and similar incidents alleged to have occurred during the War on terror.

[11] In 2004, he released a report indicating that misdeeds had resulted from poor organization and training and outdated policies, but that these concerns had not directly contributed to the abuses.

[12] Following his career at Raytheon, Mikolashek was employed as an international business consultant for NSI Inc., with his work focused on issues and opportunities in the Middle East.