David Nash is a former U.S. Marine Corps non-commissioned officer, correctional supervisor and firearms instructor for the Tennessee Department of Correction.
David an alumni of Jacksonville State University where he earned a BS in Emergency Management with a minor in Homeland Security.
David has been a member of the firearm community all his adult life. He is an NRA member, training counselor, and recruiter. Among David’s many licenses are Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit Instructor, Tennessee Certified Security Guard Trainer, OCAT Pepper Spray Instructor, and Monadnock Advanced Baton Instructor. As well as former certifications as a Utah Concealed Firearm Instructor, North Dakota Concealed Weapon Test Administrator,
He is also a member of the International Defensive Pistol Association, International Association of Law Enforcement Firearm Instructors, International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainer’s Association, and the Oath Keepers.
He has completed numerous additional courses though the Department of Homeland Security in such subjects as: Emergency Management, Response to Terrorist Attacks, Hazardous Materials, Radiological Response, Search and Rescue, and Critical Incident Stress.
David is a state certified Hazardous Material Technician, and has completed many courses in the area of WMD and Terrorism response.
He also has an active membership in the Emergency Management Association of Tennessee, and has received their highest certification, Emergency Management Professional.
In David’s career in Emergency Management, he has taken hundreds of courses in multiple disciplines, including many courses dealing with instructor development and Train the Trainer (TtT). To show his training depth, here are just a few of his certificates:
- DOE EOTA – Fundamentals of Exercise Design
- DOE EOTA – Vehicle Bomb Search Methods
- DOE EOTA – Crime Scene Issues, Hazards, and Law Enforcement Interface
- DOE EOTA – Explosive Effects and Countermeasures
- EMRTC – Incident Response to Terrorist Bombing (TtT)
- EMRTC – Understanding and Planning for School Bomb Incidents (TtT)
- FEMA – Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools
- ICISF – Group Crisis Intervention
- ICISF – Law Enforcement Perspectives for CISM Enhancement
- ICPS – Terrorism & WMD Awareness in the Workplace
- IMAC – Defensive Tactics Instructor
- Marine Corps Institute – Reconnaissance Marine
- Marine Corps Institute – Terrorism Counteraction for Marines
- Monadnock – MEB (baton) Advanced Instructor
- Monadnock – MEB (baton) Basic Instructor
- National Fire Academy – Emergency Response to Terrorism
- NCBRT:Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education – Core Disaster Life Support
- NCBRT:Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education – Mental Health Considerations During WMD/T
- NCBRT:Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education – Prevention and Deterrence for Law Enforcement
- NRA – Certified Instructor Basic Pistol
- NRA – Certified Instructor Basic Shotgun
- NRA – Certified Instructor Home Firearm Safety
- NRA – Certified Instructor Metallic Cartridge Reloading
- NRA – Certified Instructor Personal Protection in the Home
- NRA – Certified Instructor Refuse to Be a Victim
- NRA – Certified Instructor Shotgun Shell Reloading
- NRA – Certified Law Enforcement Instructor Handgun
- NRA – Certified Law Enforcement Instructor Shotgun
- NRA – Chief Range Safety Officer
- NRA – Range Development Conference
- NRA – Range Safety Officer
- NRA – Training Counselor (Instructor Trainer)
- OSHA – First Line Supervisor Course
- PPCI – OCAT Instructor Course
- Tennessee Department of Correction – Firearms Instructor
- Tennessee Department of Correction – New Supervisor Training
- Tennessee Emergency Management Agency – Emergency Response to Terrorism: Basic Concepts
- Tennessee Emergency Management Agency – Hazardous Material Team Operations (Technician)
- Tennessee Emergency Management Agency – Instructor Methodology
- Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy – P.O.S.T. Firearm Instructor Course
- Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency – Hunter Safety Instructor
- USMC – Corporal’s Leadership Course
