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OUR MISSION

At Personal Survival Solutions, we offer focused training in essential skills for personal defense. This includes mindset, weapons use, techniques, gear, and situational awareness. We teach decision-making and physical skills to handle threats, whether attacking or defending. With practical, real-world experience from years of training and combat, we aim to enhance your ability to survive. We encourage students to assess their own survival needs. Our mission is to provide high-quality training based on effective concepts to help you develop your personal survival strategies. This approach prepares you to manage violent situations and remain resilient. Our goal is to help you protect yourself, secure your family, and contribute positively to your community.

MSG(R) SHANE M. KERWIN - ”DOC K”

FOUNDER & LEAD INSTRUCTOR

Shane Kerwin began his journey in tactical training and personal survival at a young age. In 1993, he answered the call to serve and joined the U.S. Army, first stationed at the Joint Security Area along the DMZ in Korea. His time in the DMZ Scout Platoon ignited a passion for small, specialized units, leading him to the 82nd Airborne Division, where he served in a four-man Scout Platoon focused on reconnaissance and sniper operations.

After a brief break in service, he returned to the 82nd and later pursued his ultimate challenge—Special Forces. In 1999, he was selected for the elite Special Forces Medical Sergeant Course, graduating in 2002 and joining the 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne). Over the next 16 years, Shane served in various leadership roles, including Medical Sergeant, Company Senior Medical Sergeant, Special Operations Target Interdiction Course (SOTIC) Instructor, and Detachment Operations Sergeant (Team Sergeant).

Throughout his career, Shane deployed seven times in support of the Global War on Terrorism, worked alongside Naval Special Operations in the Middle East, and conducted missions across Asia and Central America.

As he transitioned out of the military, he and his wife, Calley, founded Personal Survival Solutions to share his real-world experience with those seeking to enhance their personal safety and preparedness. Their mission is to provide relevant, realistic training to individuals, families, and communities. They remain committed to continuous learning, ensuring the highest quality instruction for those who take responsibility for their own survival.

Calley brings a powerful mix of creativity, strategy, and heart to the mission. With a professional background in graphic and web design, she leads the development of the brand’s visual identity, online presence, and marketing efforts. Calley handles everything from website design and promotional materials to event planning, student interaction, course logistics—and assists Shane on the range and in the classroom. Her attention to detail, passion for preparedness, and deep commitment to helping others make her an integral part of the team. She also supports curriculum development and business growth, ensuring that every aspect of the company reflects its mission to equip individuals with essential survival and medical skills.

U.S. Military Courses:

• Advanced Marksmanship and Sniper Operations (40hrs) – 1st SFG(A)

• U.S. Army Ranger School

• Registered Emergency Medical Technician - Basic

• Registered Emergency Medical Technician – Paramedic

• Special Operations Combat Medic Course

• Special Forces Medical Sergeants Course

• Survive, Resist, Evade, and Escape (SERE) – High Risk (Level C)

• Special Forces Sniper Course (Level I)

• Special Operations Target Interdiction Course (Level II)

• Special Operations Combat Medical Skills Sustainment Course – times 7

• Operational and Emergency Medical Skills Course – (75hrs)

• AM General – Advanced Mobility/BDAR Training Program

• Jump Master Course – Master Parachutist

• Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat Course, 19th SFG(A) – (180hrs)

• Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat Course, 5th SFG(A) – (180hrs)

• Defense Against Surreptitious Entry – (40hrs)

• Covet Building Entry – (60hrs)

• NEK Jedburgh Course

• 5th SFG Concealed Carry Pistol Course

Continuous Armed Citizen Training:

• Tactical Defense Institute
Level I-III Handgun
Extreme Close Quarters

• Shivworks (Craig Douglas)
In-Extreme Knife - (4hrs)
Extreme Close Quarters Concepts – (16hrs)
Solo Soldier Initiative Deficit Skills (SOLSIDS) – (40hrs)

• Valhalla (Rob Pincus)
Combat Focus Instructor Development Course
Extreme Close Quarters Tactics

• Personal Responsibility Inc.
Tactical Carbine I
Tactical Shotgun

• Tactical Response
Tactical Response (Aaron Little) – Practical Edge Weapons
Tactical Response (Aaron Little) – Unarmed Combatives
Tactical Pistol
Tactical Rifle
Fighting Shotgun (Allen Webb)
Way of the Rifle (Paul Gomez)– (40hrs)

• Crisis Resolution Training Consultants (Bennie Cooley)
Crisis Resolution Training Consultants – 3-Gun Course
Atlantic Coast Tactical Shooting Clinics – 3-Gun Course

• Handgun Combatives (Dave Spaulding)
Combative Pistol (16hrs)

• Modern Samurai Project (Scott Jedlinski)
Red Dot Pistol: Fundamentals and Performance - (16hrs)

• Nature Reliance School (Craig Caudill)
Intro to Scout/Tracking (8hrs)

• Valor Ridge (Reid Henrichs)
Pistolcraft I (16hrs)
Pistolcraft - Austere Conditions (16hrs)

• TMACS Inc. (Pat McNamara)
Sentinel Course (16hrs)

• Agile Training (Chuck Haggard)
OC/Pepper Spray Instructor Certification (8hrs)
Agile Tactical Pistol (8hrs)

• Shivworks (Larry Lindeman)
Jacks and Saps (8hrs)

• Parking Lot Performance (Ryan McCann)
Parking Lot Pistol (8hrs)

• The Complete Combatant (Brian Hill)
Pistol Proficiency (16hrs)
Red Dot Concepts (16hrs)

• Ares Tactical (Justin Coleman)
Self Defense Pistol

• Boren Training Solutions (Jeff Boren)
Foundations of Reality-Based Training (8 hrs) X2

• High Ground Training (Denny Elliott)
Level II Sniper (50 hrs)

• Tactical Anatomy Systems (James Williams, M.D.)
Shooting with Xray Vision - Instructor ( 16 hrs)

• Gunsite Academy (Freddie Blish)
Vets 223 Defensive Carbine (40 hrs) *E-Ticket Recipient

• Rangemaster (Tom Givens)
Firearms Instructor Development (24 hrs) *Top Gun Award


Additional Training Venues:

• SigArms Academy – Tactical Marksman Observer (40hrs)

• T.E.E.S – Hostage Rescue/High Risk Warrant

• Blackwater Training Center – Two Day Pistol (Jody Taylor)

• Mid-South Institute of Self-Defense Shooting – 5 Day Pistol and Rifle Course

• Scientific Fighting Congress – Knife/Counter-Knife Combatives Level I

• FNH USA * LEUPOLD – Long Range Precision Competition

• Surefire Tactical Illumination Specialist Course

• Glock Armor

• A.L.E.R.T. - Civilian Response - Train-the-Trainer Instructor Certification

• Gunsite Academy - Edge Weapons (16hrs)

• Rangemaster - Establishing a Dominance Paradigm (30hrs)


Memberships:

• National Tactical Officers Association

• Ohio Tactical Officers Association

• Tennessee Sheriff's Association

• American Sniper Association

• Special Operations Medical Association

• Special Forces Association – Chapter 38

• International Association of Law Enforcement Instructors (IALEFI)


Instructor Certifications Authorized to Train and Certify Others In:

• Basic Life Support

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support

• Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals

• Emergency Medical Tech - Paramedic Instructor

• Red Cross First-Aid/CPR/AED Instructor

• Red Cross Wilderness/Remote First-Aid Instructor

• A.L.E.R.T. - Civilian Response - Train-the-Trainer Instructor Certification

• State of Tennessee Private Protective Services - Armed Guard Instructor

• Tennessee Law Enforcement Association Instructor

• OC/Pepper Spray Instructor

• Combat Focus Instructor

• Stop The Bleed

Summit & Conference Instructor | Presenter :

• Rangemaster Polite Society – 2012, 2013

• Combatives Association Summit – 2024, 2025, 2026

• Tactical Anatomy Summit – 2025, 2026

• A Girl & A Gun National Conference - 2025, 2026

• Rifle Renaissance – 2026

Operational Deployment History:

• Operation Iraqi Freedom – OIF I, II, III

• Kuwait x 2

• Bahrain and Saudi Arabia – With NSW 3

• Jordan – Syria Train and Equip x 2

• Lebanon

• Panama

• Thailand

• Korea