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Patriot Training
Founded in 2016, Patriot Training
exists to train up American Riflemen.
With an emphasis on marksmanship, we teach
The American Martial Art
All Patriot Training live fire classes are designed to the specifications of combat veterans and are taught by certified instructors.
PURPOSE
The primary purpose of Patriot Training is to help people become
1. Mentally Prepared
2. Physically Prepared
3. Legally Prepared
To defend themselves and their loved ones.
WHAT WE DO
Patriot Training is a firearms training academy. Patriot Training classes are designed to give civilians the most effective tactics and techniques available for personal and homeland defense.
WHERE WE ARE
Patriot Training partners with Mountain Top Gun and Archery in McMinnville, TN, for live fire classes.
Classes typically draw participants from Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Nashville. We have had participants from Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, and more.
Clay Howell - Head Firearms Instructor
This is Clay Howell: A builder of Riflemen in a nation that desperately needs them. A master of rifle, pistol, shotgun, and battlefield medicine. Certified to teach, but called to forge. He carries the title of Expert Rifleman not as an award, but as a responsibility. Clay doesn’t just teach you how to shoot — he teaches you how to stand unshaken, how to fight with purpose, and how to be the kind of American our forefathers prayed would rise when the time came.
Certifications
- Certified Pistol Instructor - NRA
- Certified Rifle Instructor - NRA
- Certified Shotgun Instructor - NRA
- Certified Range Safety Officer - USCCA
- Handgun Carry Permit Instructor - State of Tennessee
- Stop The Bleed Certified Instructor
- Distinguished Expert (16 Disciplines) - NRA Marksmanship Program
- Expert Rifleman - Project Appleseed
- Expert Rifleman - Patriot Training
- CLS Graduate
Attendee at each of the following training schools:
- Citizens Safety Academy
- Defensive Specialties
- Middle Tennessee Firearms Training
- Project Appleseed - Expert Rifleman
- The Complete Combatant
- Tactical Response
- Valor Ridge
- Weapon Snatcher
- Sproles Shooting Instruction
- MTTP Training
- CIS
- Magpul Dynamics
- EAP
- Range USA
- Tennessee Tactical Training
- Reaper Tactical
- Mullen Training Solutions
- KB Defensive
- Crane Tactical
- Eagle Nest Training
- Academy of Self Protection
- Small Arms Training School
- And many more...
Clay has also provided personal security for several persons of note, including: Roger Stone (yes, that one), Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA, singer Danny Gokey, Dr. Alan Keyes, and more...
Jeff Mayhew
This is Jeff Mayhew: A craftsman of warriors in an age of comfort. Where others teach skill, he forges resolve. Where others offer technique, he demands mastery. Jeff carries the rifle and pistol not as tools, but as extensions of duty — sharpened by discipline, driven by purpose. His mission is simple and eternal: to awaken in every student the spirit of the American rifleman: steady, unbreakable, and ready when called.
Certifications:
- NRA Certified Pistol Instructor
- NRA Certified Rifle Instructor
- Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit Instructor
- Expert Rifleman - Patriot Training
- Expert Rifleman - Project Appleseed
- Stop the Bleed Certified.
- Essential Medical Certified.
Alumnus of the following training schools:
- Citizens Safety Academy
- Defensive Specialties
- Middle Tennessee Firearms Training
- Project Appleseed - Expert Rifleman
- The Complete Combatant
- Top Gun Arms
- Tactical Response
- Valor Ridge
- Concealed Tactical
- Weapons Snatcher
- JBS Training
- Last Resort Firearms
- Instructor Zee
- Defensive Specialties
- Tim Herron Shooting
- Personal Survival Solutions
- Right Hand Tactical
- And more...
Charles Greene
This is Charles Greene: A pistol man in a world that’s forgotten what real skill looks like. Where others spray and pray, Charles moves with cold precision: every draw, every shot, a lesson written in steel and smoke. His mastery wasn’t bought with certificates; it was earned on the line, round after round, hour after hour. In a time of cheap talk and easy answers, Charles teaches the hard way — the right way — forging pistol fighters who don’t flinch, don’t fumble, and don’t fail when it matters most.
Certifications:
- NRA Certified Pistol Instructor
- NRA Certified Shotgun Instructor
- Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit Instructor
- Certified Armed Security Guard - Tennessee
- Certified GLOCK armorer
- Expert Rifleman - Patriot Training
- Stop the Bleed Certified.
Alumnus of the following training academies:
- Citizens Safety Academy
- Middle Tennessee Firearms Training
- Tactical Response Alumnus
- Rangemaster Alumnus
- Gabe White Alumnus
- Owner of Greene Have Customs
- And more...
Brooks Whitlow
This is Brooks Whilow: A throwback to a harder time, walking in a softer world. In an age of shortcuts and half-measures, Brooks teaches the old truths — precision, discipline, grit. His rifle is not for show, his skill not for sport. Every lesson he gives is a call back to a time when men stood their ground, when mastery meant survival. Brooks doesn't just train shooters; he revives a spirit nearly lost: the spirit of the American Rifleman, stubborn, steady, and free.
Certifications:
- NRA Certified Rifle Instructor
- Certified SOLGW AR-15 Armorer
- Expert Rifleman - Patriot Training
- Stop the Bleed Certified.
Alumnus of the following over the past 5 years:
- Citizens Safety Academy
- Defensive Specialties
- Middle Tennessee Firearms Training
- Project Appleseed
- The Complete Combatant
- ZirkOps
- Warrior Poet Society
- Three Pillars Training (John Hearnes)
- Last Resort Firearms Training (Ed Monk)
- Owner of Sempratus Arms
- And more...
Dr. Gary Jordan
This is Dr. Gary Jordan: A healer forged in crisis, a fighter honed by necessity. In a world where seconds mean lives and calm is the rarest currency, Gary brings battlefield focus to both trauma care and tactical training. He doesn’t just teach how to plug a wound — he teaches how to win the moment that caused it. With the soul of a doctor and the steel of a warrior, Gary bridges the gap between medicine and mayhem. Whether it’s on the range or in the wreckage, his students learn to keep their heads, keep their hands steady, and keep people alive.
Certifications & Background:
- Medical Doctor
- Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
- Former Critical Care Paramedic
- NRA Certified Shotgun Instructor
- Stop the Bleed Instructor
- AHA CPR / First Aid Instructor
Firearms & Tactical Training:
- Patriot Training
- Defensive Specialties