JOE CHETWOOD

Chief Armorer and CEO

Joe Chetwood has been shooting all his life and in fact remembers the first time his father handed him a rifle. It was at that moment that he knew shooting and firearms was all he wanted to do. This set him on the course that would one day become Crusader Weaponry.

After serving honorably in the Marine Corps Joe attended gunsmithing school where he graduated at the top of his class. Soon after graduation he began work for the Department of Energy picked as a contractor where he would further his education in gunsmithing in the D.O.E. basic and advanced armorers' courses, certifying him to work on a variety of military weapons. While with the D.O.E. Joe was able to work with a wide range of groups in an armorer capacity, such as Salt Lake County S.W.A.T, the U.S. Marine Corp, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy Special Boat Team, the British Royal Marines, and U.S. Secret Service.

The depth of Joe Chetwood's experience and expertise make Crusader Weaponry uniquely able to assemble the finest mission-specific rifles on the market today.

GEORGE HILL

Chief Instructor

George Hill is a dedicated husband and the father of six sons. His dedication to family, honor and freedom rank among the driving forces in his life. It's this third driving force, freedom, as well as a strong belief in self-reliance, that fosters a passion for firearms.

Prior to becoming a firearms instructor George served honorably in the U.S. Army Infantry as well as in both Virginia and Utah National Guard units. During his service he worked with wide array of groups including the British Royal Marines, Canadian Land Force Command, and the South African National Defence Force.

After receiving an Honorable Discharge in 1994, George's post-military career has included service in law enforcement, work in fugitive recovery and drug interdiction, private security contracting, and VIP protection. He has attended many of the nation's leading firearms schools and training programs both during and after his military career, continuously attaining knowledge and experience in broad range of areas including tactical operations, self-defense, and marksmanship.

Today George works the gun counter of one of the largest retail firearm collections in the nation. He is a published author of several firearm and self-defense articles and is a regular guest of the nationally syndicated radio show Armed American Radio. An avid blogger, George is also known by the moniker "The Mad Ogre" from his blog MadOgre.com, one of the oldest gun blogs on the internet.

The breadth and depth of George Hill's experience and training has built a unique skill set and wealth of knowledge that allows Crusader Weaponry to offer one of the most comprehensive and detailed firearms and self-defense training programs in existence today.

WES DAHL

CCW Instructor/Client Relations

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