Garret Machine
Garret Machine was destined for a warrior's role in life. After graduating from Pennsylvania's Valley Forge Military Academy as a youth, Garret later traveled to Israel to join the ranks of the Israeli Defense Force. In Israel's IDF, Garret served as a soldier in an undercover unit for several years as a medic and firearms tactics instructor for his army unit.
This unit of the IDF specialized in undercover work, urban warfare, targeted assassinations and kidnapping of wanted militants throughout the west bank and Gaza strip.
After participating in close to 100 missions with his unit, Garret went on to pursue the Army’s education program, graduating with a Masters degree in homeland security and counterterrorism from the Interdisciplinary Center in Hertzlia Israel.
Following his military service, Garret worked as a field bodyguard for the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
Unlike traditional bodyguard or executive protection details, Garret was part of a unit that worked exclusively in the West Bank in high risk areas.
A typical detail was in small teams using off road trucks, M4 rifles, pistols and 7.62 armored vests. Finally Garret joined the ranks of the Israeli National Police Force, where he served until 2010.
Shortly after completing his service to Israel Garret moved to the United States where he now provides security consultation.
Most people punch holes in paper targets with their firearms… and not much else. This won’t train you to fight off someone who’s trying to KILL YOU. I talked with Garrett Machine about this recently, and here’s what he had to tell me about improving your gun handling under stress.