The Instructor

Robert (Bob) D Soule Jr

NRA Certified Instructor - Pistol
NRA Training Counselor - Pistol
CT DESPP Approved Instructor
NRA Chief Range Safety Officer

The Instructor

Experience
&
Training

EXPERIENCE

A former Connecticut Resident.
A Marine Corps Veteran.
A Connecticut Pistol Permit Holder since 1978.
A former Connecticut Municipal Police Officer with over thirty eight (38+) years of service.
A former Police Firearms Instructor - Pistol and Shotgun - (October 1982 to September 1987) - who designed the course curriculum and provided the practical transitional training from the revolver to the semi-automatic pistol to the police department's personnel.
A former National Rifle Association Certified Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor in Pistol and Shotgun
A former State of Connecticut Department of Public Health Certified Emergency Medical Responder (EMR).
A National Rifle Association member.
A National Rifle Association Certified Instructor - Pistol.
The designer and developer of West Hill Pistol Training's Basic Pistol Shooting 101 course curriculum which has been approved as a pistol training course by the Connecticut Commissioner of Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection in compliance with Connecticut General Statute 29-28(b)(1).
A State of Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Approved Pistol Instructor.
A National Rifle Association Chief Range Safety Officer.
A former State of Connecticut Notary Public.
A National Rifle Association Training Counselor
Ohio Resident - Dayton area

TRAINING

<> Connecticut Police Academy - Capitol Region In-Service Training Committee - National Rifle <> <> <> Association Police Firearms Instructor Course - October 1982
<> Smith and Wesson Academy - 3 Day Semi-auto Pistol Course - October 1986
<> Smith and Wesson Academy - 5 Day Comprehensive Semi-auto Pistol Course - July 1987
<> Sig Sauer Academy - Basic Practical Handgun Skills (Handgun 102) - September 2013 and November 2016
<> Sig Sauer Academy - Intermediate Handgun Skills - Introduction to Defensive Shooting (Handgun 103) - September 2014 and November 2017
<> Sig Sauer Academy - Defensive Handgun Skills (Handgun 104) - November 2015
<> Sig Sauer Academy - Skill Builder: Pistol - February 2018
<> Sig Sauer Academy - Conceal Carry Pistol - August 2009
<> Sig Sauer Academy - Sig Sauer Classic Line Pistol Armorer Course - November 2009
<> National Rifle Association Basic Pistol Instructor Course - February 2016
<> National Rifle Association Basics of Pistol Shooting Course - Self Learning Module (Instructor's Course Audit) - June 2016
<> Ultimate Training Munitions National Rifle Association Instructor Certification - March 2017
<> National Rifle Association Range Safety Officer Course - June 2017
<> The Law of Self Defense - Level 1 Core Course - January 2018
<> The Law of Self Defense - Level 1 Course Connecticut Supplement - February 2018
<> Appointment as a Notary Public for the State of Connecticut - March 2018
<> National Rifle Association Training Counselor Development Workshop - November 2018
<> The Law of Self Defense - Level 1 Core Course - April 2024
<> The Law of Self Defense - Level 1 Core Course Ohio Supplement - April 2024
<> Stop the Bleed Course - June 2024
<> FEMA NMI: IS-00100.c: Intro to Incident Command System ICS-100 - December 2024
<> FEMA NMI: IS-00360: Preparing Mass Casualty Incidents A Guide for Houses of Worship -                                       December 2024
<> FEMA NMI: IS-00904: Active Shooter Prevention - December 2024
<> FEMA NMI: IS-00905: Responding to an Active Shooter - December 2024
<> FEMA NMI: IS-00906: IS-906: Workplace Security Awareness - December 2024
<> FEMA NMI: IS-00907 Active Shooter - What Can You Do - December 2024
<> CISA Active Shooter Preparedness Webinar - December 2024

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LOCATION

Vandalia, OH 45377

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