Gary Juhl

Gary is a veteran who served 8 years with 2/75 Ranger and 160th LRSD.  Since leaving the military he has accrued over 2500 hours of formal firearms and defense training with some of the best and most well known instructors in the US. He has successfully completed over 30 master instructor, advanced instructor, instructor, and coach courses and certifications in firearms and defensive tactics through the following organizations: International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors, International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training,  the NRA (all disciplines up to and including Advanced Defensive Pistol), Sig Academy, Rangemaster, Defensive Tactics International, Cumberland Tactics, Glock, Combat Focus Shooting, United States Concealed Carry Association, The Second Amendment Foundation, Project Appleseed, Team One, U.S. Army, CMP, USA Shooting, Surefire, Sabre, Trilogy Tactical, National Elite Training International, Simunitions, Law of Self Defense, and Massachusetts Association of Law Enforcement Trainers and Firearms Instructors.  He has been teaching and coaching firearms, self defense, wilderness and trauma medicine, wilderness skills and survival, situational awareness, verbal de-escalation, and the defensive mindset for over 20 years, as well as participating in for most of his life.   He also has over 20  years experience as a gunsmith and has spent the last 10 years apprenticing to and becoming partners with one of the best and most respected high end gun builders in the country. In addition, Gary is a W-EMT, SAR tech, and boxing coach.