Corey is an Army veteran who spent most of his time conducting special operation missions focused on Counter Terrorism. He also served as a Survival Resistance and Escape (SERE) Instructor as well as a SAPPER and Advanced Demolitions and Navigation Instructor. He has spent a number of years in various civilian emergency response roles such as Fire, EMS, and SWAT Medic. He was recruited back into government service after 9/11 as a counter terrorism instructor for the Department of Homeland Security and then later for the US Army. He is still actively working as a contractor for the government as well as providing Executive Protection on select contracts. He has been teaching firearms, medical, and other topics for over 25 years.