My name is Kent Hower. I am the chief instructor here at Green Mountain Defense. I have enjoyed my path as a perpetual student of firearms and defensive concepts. Like most red blooded American males, I came to the shooting sports with the assumption that my heritage naturally endowed upon me a higher than average level of shooting skill. After all my father taught me and he couldn't possibly be wrong. I spent the next 10 years or more learning just how flawed that initial assumption was. I have had the privilege of training with some amazing instructors and mentors. Below is a list of some of the training I have partaken in and the credentials I have been humbled to build. For transparency and total clarity I am not military or law enforcement. I am not a world champion shooter (though I do compete). I am an every day citizen who has leveraged sales, communication, adult education, and presentation skills into the ability to convey firearms concepts to the average citizen.
Sonoran Desert Institute- Associate's Of Science in Firearms Technology
Rangemaster Certified Instructor
National Rifle Association- Certified Pistol Instructor
National Rifle Association- Certified Rifle Instructor
International Defensive Pistol Association- Certified Safety Officer
Sig Sauer Academy- Multiple Classes Completed
Modern Samurai Project- Multiple Classes Completed
Tim Herron Shooting Practical Practical Performance Alumni
Amtac Shooting Bill Rapier Alumni
Vigr Training- Multiple Classes Completed
Handgun Combatives- Multiple Classes Completed
Tactical Response- Fighting Pistol Alumni
Instructor Insurance provided by Outdoor Insurance Group
For additional questions or to discuss my background in further detail please feel free to reach out kent@greenmountaindefense.com
Sonoran Desert Institute- Associate's Of Science in Firearms Technology
Rangemaster Certified Instructor
National Rifle Association- Certified Pistol Instructor
National Rifle Association- Certified Rifle Instructor
International Defensive Pistol Association- Certified Safety Officer
Sig Sauer Academy- Multiple Classes Completed
Modern Samurai Project- Multiple Classes Completed
Tim Herron Shooting Practical Practical Performance Alumni
Amtac Shooting Bill Rapier Alumni
Vigr Training- Multiple Classes Completed
Handgun Combatives- Multiple Classes Completed
Tactical Response- Fighting Pistol Alumni
Instructor Insurance provided by Outdoor Insurance Group
For additional questions or to discuss my background in further detail please feel free to reach out kent@greenmountaindefense.com