Sgt. Cripe’s Defensive Shooting Academy, LLC

Specialties

At Sgt. Cripe’s Defensive Shooting Academy, LLC our mission is to provide you with the most hands on learning experience, while ensuring your safety. We emphasize that when you partake in our courses, you will feel confident with the skills and knowledge provided. We offer Florida concealed carry classes, Introductory and Defensive pistol courses, and private lessons.

Meet the Business Owner

Randy C.

Business Owner

Randy Cripe, owner and lead instructor, is a NRA Certified Basic Pistol Instructor, who served five years in the United States Marine Corps. During his time in the Marines, he served in the Marine Corps Security Force Battalion where he received training in Close Quarters Battle School and served on the Recapture Tactics Team in Kings Bay, GA. After his time with security forces he went on to be an Infantry squad leader for Lima Company, 3^rd Battalion 7^th Marines where he became a Combat Marksmanship Coach and Combat Marksmanship Trainer. His defensive shooting techniques have been tested in the ultimate real world experience during his two deployments to Afghanistan. During his two deployments Randy was a designated marksman. On his first deployment he received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with a combat distinguishing device for valor, on his second deployment, he received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with combat distinguishing device for valor.