Chad Winkler

Certifications Includes: USCCA Training Counselor & Instructor USCCA Defensive Shooting Fundamentals Level 1 & 2 Instructor USCCA Countering the Mass Shooter Instructor USCCA Emergency First Aid Fundamentals Instructor Rangemaster Certified Master Firearms Instructor ALICE Active Shooter Certified Instructor Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor IDPA Expert Shooter MS Enhanced Carry Instructor NRA Training Counselor NRA Pistol Instructor NRA Personal Protection In The Home Instructor NRA Personal Protection Outside The Home Instructor NRA Home Firearm Safety Instructor NRA Rifle Instructor NRA Shotgun Instructor NRA Range Safety Officer Additional Formal Firearms Training Courses Include: o Tom Given’s Instructor Development Course o Tom Given’s Master Instructor Development Course o Tom Given’s Combative Pistol o Dave Spaulding’s Kinetic Combat Pistol o Dave Spaulding’s Adaptive Combat Pistol o Dave Spaulding’s Advanced Covert Pistol o Dave Spaulding’s Vehicle Combative o Green Ops Tactical Rifle Course o Brian Hill’s Pistol Essentials and Beyond o Massad Ayoob’s MAG 40 Class Over 40 years of experience in shooting and firearms related sports; including competitive shooting in skeet, trap and silhouette shooting with both pistol and rifles. As a Training Counselor and Instructor for both the USCCA and NRA I have conducted hundreds of classes with thousands of students ranging from civilians, law enforcement, military, and youth. I am also the General Manager and Lead Trainer for Boondocks Firearms Training Academy™. Boondocks FTA™ is one of the premier ranges in the United States with a cadre of over 20 instructors offering Defensive Firearms training for Handguns, Rifles and Shotguns, as well as, Hand to Hand Combatives, Active Shooter, CPR AED & First Aid training, Church Security and Youth Firearms Training.