TRAIN
WITH A
GREEN
BERET

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

After a brief break in service, I returned to the 82nd and later pursued my ultimate challenge—Special Forces. In 1999, I was selected for the elite Special Forces Medical Sergeants Course, graduating in 2002 and joining the 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne). Over the next 16 years, I 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 my career, I deployed seven times in the Global War on Terrorism, worked alongside Naval Special Operations in the Middle East, and conducted missions across Asia and Central America.

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

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
  (Most Recent 2018)

• 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)

• High Ground Training

  Level II Sniper (50 hrs)

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

Medical Certifications:

• Basic Life Support

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support

• Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals

• Emergency Medical Tech - Paramedic (State of Georgia)

• Red Cross First-Aid/CPR/AED Instructor

• Red Cross Wilderness/Remote First-Aid Instructor

Certifications:

• State of Tennessee Private Protective Services - Armed Guard

Conference Speaker:

• Rangemaster Polite Society – 2012, 2013

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