1983-1985 Special purpose airborne reconnaissance platoon leader 1985-1988 Commander, special purpose airborne reconnaissance company 1988-1991 Military intelligence postgraduate course 1991-1993 Military intelligence officer 1993-1994 Deputy Military and Air Attaché of the Czech Republic in Belgium 1994-1996 Military intelligence officer 1996-1997 Aide-de-camp to the Director of Military Intelligence 1997-1999 Commander, Special Forces Brigade 1999-2002 Aide-de-camp to the Director of Operations, RC North, Brunssum, the Netherlands 2002 Deputy Commander, Mechanised Division 1 Dec 2002 Promoted Brigadier-General 2002-2003 Commander of Special Forces Jan-Apr 2003 National Military Representative in US CENTCOM, Tampa, U.S.A. and in US CENTCOM Forward, Qatar 2003-2005 Deputy Joint Force Commander 2006-2007 Deputy Director MoD Operations Division – Director of Operations Branch 2007-2009 Deputy Military Representative of the Czech Republic to the EU, Brussels, Belgium 8 May 2010 Promoted Major-General 1 Jul 2011 Deputy Chief of the General Staff – Chief of Staff 8 May 2012 Promoted Lieutenant-General 2012-2015 Chief of the General Staff 8 May 2014 Promoted General 20 Sep 2014 Elected as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee 2015-2018 Chairman of the NATO Military Committee 30 Nov 2018 Retired from the army 2019-2022 Active in public life as a freelance lecturer on defense, security and international relations, and founder of an association "For A Secure Future" and “Stronger Together” initiative 6 Sep 2022 Officially launched a campaign for the President of the Czech Republic as an independent candidate nominated by the citizens with a support of a centre-right coalition government 28 Jan 2023 Elected President of the Czech Republic (58,32 %) 9 Mar 2023 Inaugurated as the 4th President of the Czech Republic
