In 1993, he graduated from the Minsk Higher Anti-Aircraft Missile Engineering School of Air Defense and, with the rank of major, was sent to the 147th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment in Babruisk (military unit 96869). He served there until at least the late 2000s, when he retired.
Anatoly has tried his hand at various fields, such as entrepreneurship, network marketing, and working with technology as a hired hand.
Religion plays a significant role in Rybak's life. He is an active believer in the Church of the Lord's Grace, one of the oldest Evangelical Christian Baptist congregations in Bobruisk.
