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- Professor of Firearms Technology
Sonoran Desert Institute- Associate's Of Science in Firearms Technology
Rangemaster Advanced 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
Tim Herron Shooting Instructor Development Alumni
Amtac Shooting Bill Rapier Combative Rifle Alumni
Amtac Shooting Bill Rapier Combative Pistol FOF Alumni
Lone Star Medics Med class Alumni
Apache Solutions AEDC 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- Professor of Firearms Technology
Sonoran Desert Institute- Associate's Of Science in Firearms Technology
Rangemaster Advanced 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
Tim Herron Shooting Instructor Development Alumni
Amtac Shooting Bill Rapier Combative Rifle Alumni
Amtac Shooting Bill Rapier Combative Pistol FOF Alumni
Lone Star Medics Med class Alumni
Apache Solutions AEDC 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