Jiří Lapard’s professional career is closely connected with the 601st Special Forces Group of the Czech Army, where he served for more than twenty years as both an operator and an instructor. In addition to direct operational deployments, he also took part in foreign missions in Afghanistan and Africa and was long-term involved primarily in the training and preparation of other unit members.

He specializes in firearms and tactical training and special physical conditioning. At the same time, he served as an instructor of tactical climbing in both mountainous and urban environments, focusing on training safe movement and work at height and on rope.

He has completed a number of specialized courses focused on breaching techniques, emergency vehicle driving, and life-saving in extreme conditions, including the Mountain Medicine course and the Combat Life Saver qualification.