David is currently a Sergeant with the United States Marine Corps Reserves with nine years experience and has extensive training with the military.
David has been in combat twice in Iraq with the Marine Corps. He first saw combat on active duty while attached to a First Force Recon team during the
invasion of Iraq as a ground intelligence specialist where he fought day to day during the push to Baghdad. David then left active duty after the invasion and
joined the reserves. After joining the reserves, David began the lengthy and difficult training to become a Marine Corps Scout Sniper. When David finally
attended Scout Sniper School he graduated as the class top Stalker and the Honor Graduate, making David one of the top snipers in the Marine Corps.
David recently returned from his second deployment to Iraq where he operated as both a scout sniper assistant team leader and team leader. During his
time as both a marine and a civilian, David has gained significant knowledge in the use and deployment of various handguns, and virtually all rifles and
machine guns in the military arsenal. David is also an avid competitor in both rifle and shotgun competitions and a life long hunter.
David’s certifications include:
- State Certified Handgun Instructor
- NRA certified Home Firearms Safety, Certified Pistol, Certified Rifle, Certified Shotgun, Range Safety Officer and Personal Protection
- Department of Commerce and Insurance Instructor for Unarmed/Armed Security Guard – Impact Weapons – Chemical Sprays – Electronic Stun Devices – SICDS
- Range USA’s Street Survival School – Street Handgun Level I-III
- Scout Sniper SMAT Course
- Army National Guard Sniper Course
- Marine Corps Pre-Sniper Course
- United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper Basic Course
- Marine Corps Pistol Instructor Course
- Marine Corps Primary Marksmanship Instructor Course
- Direct Action Resource Center Advanced Urban Warfare/ Unassisted Asset Recovery
- Direct Action Resource Center Tactical Carbine Course
- Marine Corps Martial Arts Program
- Marine Corps Dynamic Entry Course