Three-1 Instructor Cadre
Joe Benson
Joe started Three-1 in 2020, a few years after separating from active duty in the Marine corps. With a background in infantry and small unit tactics, Joe has been teaching and instructing for 7+ years. With being advanced school trained in his profession, Joe has executed many billets to include; team leader/vehicle commander, squad leader, and machine gun section leader.
Joe is currently working full time doing contracted federal security and is currently pursuing a Law Enforcement career.
A.J Benson
A.J became a CPL instructor just a few months after the company had started. A.J started his Law Enforcement journey back in 2010 starting as a reserve and moving to full time since 2017. He is the departments' taser instructor and has been attached to SWAT since 2020.
A.J began shooting competitively as well back in 2009 with both rifle and handgun. He has years of experience to bring to the table and has shown this on the range and in the classroom.
Three-1 Mission Statement
Train, Educate and Inspire. This is our motto here at Three-1. We offer high quality training to those who have a moral obligation of life preservation, either for themselves or for others. We understand that as instructors, we are also students. Our instructors are constantly bettering themselves by training with other instructors, learning different or new techniques to bring back to our students.
We also like educate our students with the most up to date information possible. Whether that is educating our students on the laws regarding self-defense or how to effectively employ your firearm. Lastly, we hope to inspire all of our students that we come into contact with. We hope that you are able to take the knowledge and skills learned in our courses, and apply them in your life, and teach your family and friends.