Episode 33 - When Your Training Doesn‘t Prepare You for the Fight

Jeff Felts, from Center Mass, is our guest on the latest episode of the CATO Podcast with Marcus Sprague and Kris Jenny, CATO Training Cadre member. As a young sniper, Jeff found himself well trained, but poorly prepared for a very dynamic hostage situation. This setback sent him on a journey to improve his training and resulted in the formation of Center Mass, the National Patrol Rifle Conference and Championship, and the patrol rifle utilization survey. Each year, participants from around the country compete in a variety of patrol rifle scenarios taken from the streets of America.  Jeff retired from law enforcement after serving for twenty years as a Police Officer and Sergeant in suburban Metro Detroit. He is also a veteran of the Army, where he was an MP and in the reserves as an Infantry Drill Sergeant. He also served for 12 years in a part-time capacity with the Western Wayne County Special Operations Team as an Operator, Sniper, and Sniper Team Leader. He holds an associate degree in criminal justice, a bachelor's degree in business administration, and is a graduate of Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command. Jeff is a certified special weapons and tactics instructor, tactical rifle instructor, sniper instructor, pistol instructor, and President of Center Mass, Inc., and serves as an Advisory Board Member of the American Sniper Association (ASA).   Links of interest: CMI website  https://shop.centermassinc.com/ NPRC main page  https://shop.centermassinc.com/info/national-patrol-rifle-conference-championships Patrol Rifle Utilization Survey  https://shop.centermassinc.com/info/patrol-rifle-utilization-survey CMI Training info  https://shop.centermassinc.com/info/leo-training-services CMI FB page:  https://www.facebook.com/centermasslivonia NPRC FB page:  https://www.facebook.com/NationalPatrolRifleConference    As always if you find today’s episode valuable, please share it with someone, subscribe, and rate us on the platform of your choice.