Firearms Director
Jack Nevils
Firearms Director for SSGT. Retired U.S. Army Sergeant Major. Special Forces veteran. Instructor, program developer, and trainer of law enforcement, military, and security professionals.
Jack brings to SSGT a career shaped by operational responsibility, special operations leadership, and instructional discipline.
After 25 years of active military service, including service in the 1st Ranger Battalion and Special Forces, Jack’s work centers on preparing professionals for environments where marksmanship, judgment, movement, and control have real consequences.
His role with SSGT is not simply to teach firearms skills. It is to help agency personnel understand how those skills are organized, applied, and carried back into training with clarity and accountability.
Firearms Director · SGM(R) · Special Forces
Operational Experience. Instructional Discipline.
Service Record
25
Years Active Military Service
1st
Ranger Battalion
23
Years Special Forces
SGM
U.S. Army Sergeant Major, Retired
Special Operations Background
Applied Firearms Instruction
Jack served 25 years in active military service, beginning in the 1st Ranger Battalion before spending more than two decades in Special Forces.
His assignments included service in 7th and 3rd Special Forces Groups and the JFK Special Warfare Center and Schools, where operational experience and instructional responsibility came together.
During the Global War on Terror, Jack deployed repeatedly across the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa, conducting and leading special operations activity in increasingly complex roles.
That background shapes how he approaches firearms instruction for SSGT: not as isolated marksmanship, but as applied skill connected to judgment, movement, accountability, and the demands placed on agency personnel.
Program Development
Built From Real Experience
Jack’s instructional work is rooted in more than personal experience. It includes building, rewriting, and managing training programs for professionals operating in high-consequence environments.
At Fort Bragg, he served as Senior Trainer and Program Manager for the Special Forces Hostage Rescue and Sniper Schools, using operational lessons to reshape how advanced tactics were taught, evaluated, and applied.
That background gives SSGT firearms instruction a clear advantage: it is not built around isolated drills. It is built around judgment, movement, control, and the ability to apply skills within a larger operational problem.
Training Methodologies
01
Close Quarters Battle
Program work included CQB methodology, combat marksmanship, and both unit-level and joint-element operations.
02
Breaching & Movement
His training development included explosive, ballistic, and mechanical breaching, along with vertical and linear assault methods.
03
Sniper Integration
He helped integrate sniper operations with hostage rescue instruction, including urban sniper operations and sniper integrated assaults.
04
Lone Operator Skills
Jack developed a Lone Operator Survival Skills Course for personnel working alone or in small teams in hostile foreign environments.
Decorations & Qualifications
Earned Credibility
Jack’s background reflects both operational service and advanced military training. His decorations and qualifications reinforce the depth of experience behind his firearms instruction.
Military Awards
Decorated Service
- Purple Heart
- Legion of Merit
- Bronze Star with Valor
- Bronze Star
- Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Badges & Tabs
Advanced Qualifications
- Combat Infantry Badge
- Master Freefall Badge
- Special Forces Tab
- Ranger Tab
- 18D / Special Forces Medic
- SFARTAETC / SFSC (NCOIC)
Professional Capacity
Senior-Level Experience
- Senior enlisted leadership
- Program management
- Operational planning
- TS/SCI Security Clearance
- ASOT Level 3
- Spanish Language Fluency
Training Continuity
Instruction That Leaves The Range
SSGT firearms training is designed to matter after the training day is over. Agency personnel need more than a strong course experience; they need instruction they can understand, repeat, and carry back with consistency.
For a unit, the value of training is measured by what continues: common language, shared expectations, safer instruction, and stronger performance across the team.
Jack helps bring that continuity into the firearms program, connecting individual skill with the larger training needs of the agency.
The training day ends. The work carries forward.
Beyond SSGT
Jack also leads The Redeployed, a separate training and leadership effort connected to his broader work with military, law enforcement, and force-protection audiences.
SSGT recognizes The Redeployed as a partner resource while keeping Jack’s role as Firearms Director focused on SSGT’s firearms instruction and agency training programs.
The connection reflects Jack’s continued work with professionals who serve, protect, and carry instruction back into demanding environments.
Visit The RedeployedPartner Resource
The Redeployed
Jack’s professional resume provides the detailed record of his military service, instructional leadership, program development, awards, qualifications, and career experience.