About Me
Drive Your Future
My name is Dan Brenneman, and I believe in being the driver of your future. I believe there is a lack of self-reliance spreading across our nation. For many, complacency and dependency on others have grown out of control. This is why I have set out to make a change. I want to spread the knowledge and wisdom gained from my life experiences as a Man, Marine, Husband, Father, and Son.
Jack of All
Self-reliance is based on the basic principles of being a Jack of All Trades. It stems from starting at the basics. I am willing to help anyone who is willing to make a positive change in their life, old or young.
I am not the end-all-be-all, but I have learned that any information can be constructive.
Locations
- In-Person - Western Washington - Within 2 hours of King County
- Remote - US and Canada
How it Works
- Reach out via email to set up an initial conversation where we will identify what your needs are and how I can help.
What it Costs
- These services are generally free.
- Some services will require small fees to help facilitate consumable materials or use fees.
- The max fee price currently is $50.00.
- Donations are accepted.
- All proceeds will be split evenly between various wounded Veteran charities.
some of the courses that are offered
Military Skills
- Firearm Safety
- Fundamentals of Marksmanship
- Pistol Fundamentals - Concealed and Open Carry
- Rifle Fundamentals
- Close Quarters Battle (CQB)
- Military Operations Urban Terrian (MOUT)
- Designated Marksman
- Patroling (Urban & Rural)
- Patrol Base Operations
- Communications (FRS, GMRS, and HAM)
- Basic First Aid - Stop the Bleed
- Tactical Combat Casualty Care
- Wilderness Survival and Back Country First Aid
- ...........Many Many More
Hiking
Learn to be a practical navigator and hiker. We will start by guiding you in the gear selection process and showing you how to properly wear or pack that gear. This is essential to having an enjoyable time outdoors and ensuring your safety and effectiveness. Then we dive into route selection. This will give you insights into gauging trail difficulty, timing, and determining locations of interest. You will also be taught how to complete a basic risk assessment. This allows you to identify possible risks before the hike, which helps you to formulate a plan to mitigate these risks. Finally, we will conduct short to medium-length inventory hikes. The purpose of these hikes is to identify issues with your gear and to gauge your abilities. You will then have the tools to set out on your own.
Map Reading and Navigation
This period of instruction includes classroom time and practical application. In the classroom, you will learn how to read a map, plot points on a map using a mapping protractor, select a route on a map, and use a compass in conjunction with a map. The practical application portion will be held outdoors at a local hiking trail. Before the start of the event, there will be another quick instruction on pace counts and how to use them. After that, you will apply all these skills and navigate the short route that you planned.
Situational Awareness
Learn basic skills to make yourself more aware of your surroundings and less of a target. These skills will introduce to you how to read a room, a situation, or a person allowing you to be active in your safety and not reactive to an attack. This will also introduce you to the concept of being a hard target. What actions can you take to make yourself less of an easy target or what you can do to mitigate the possibility of being targeted altogether.
Homestead Defense
As a team, we work to identify what you can do to better secure your homestead, from identifying possible blind spots in existing security measures to establishing new ones. The goal is delay or denial. Establish practices that delay an intruder long enough for you to react or to develop physical barriers that deny the intruders access. Simple measures like leaving lights on, flipping your blinds around, or installing motion lights can affect your ability to secure your homestead. Let's work together to see what works for you.
Prepping
This is a vast subject bound only by your imagination. Build a bug-out bag or stockpile food. The journey is yours, I'm there to ask the right questions and show you what I do.