Mr. Nicholas is a 25 year Air Force and Army veteran, retiring as a Senior Army Aviator with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.  His career included almost six years of enlisted service as an airman admin specialist and soldier radar mechanic.  Mr. Nicholas was commissioned in the Infantry upon graduation from the U. S. Army Officer Candidate School.  He is also a graduate of the U. S. Army Command and General Staff College, and Army Ranger, Airborne and Flight (Helicopter) Schools.  

Mr. Nicholas is qualified to fly the TH-55, UH-1H, OH-58A & C, and AH-1S Cobra helicopters.  He served in various locations and assignments stateside and overseas including Thailand, Japan, Honduras, South Korea, Panama, and Germany.  

Upon retirement, Mr. Nicholas entered the T. C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond and has been in private practice since October 2009.