![]() After my first class, I realized that most people carrying guns (regardless of what they think.) had no clue how to use them, which made tactics way out of the realm. So that’s what I did, I started teaching people how to shoot and to use tactics. ![]() “What did everyone want to see?” They wanted to see operators like me shooting guns. However, that never really took off, so I changed my focus and asked myself. I started off teaching people simple things they can do in their home if someone were to break -in. They just looked helpless, I think it was the terror attack on the airport in Brussels that made me want to start trying to teach people how to think and act when incidents like this happen. They didn’t know where to go, how to move, what to look for, or where to hide. ![]() After watching the footage from several incidents, I started to realize, a large majority of the public had no idea how to act or know what to do when these unfortunate incidents happen. Almost every time we see this happen, there is footage from someone’s phone released to the media. We have seen active shooter after active shooter in the media. What inspired me to start teaching was watching the news. The Idea came to me about six months after I left contracting with the agency. Ryan: I didn’t leave contracting to start Vigilance Elite. Ryan chatted with me for this feature in Soldier of Fortune.Ĭhabot: What inspired you to leave contracting and start Vigilance Elite? Vigilance’s purpose is to teach and instill the unique skills and mindset of a Navy SEAL to those who want to learn to defend themselves and their families against imminent threats. Shawn left the Special Operations Community to pursue a new career and bring his unique skillset to the home front.Īs the fight against terrorism increasingly found its way to the United States, Shawn founded Vigilance Elite in December 2015 to provide training to both the civilian and law enforcement sectors. Shawn completed over 20 deployments to combat zones in 14 different areas of operations that focused on this country’s fight against Islamic terrorism as it expanded from Al-Qaeda and the Taliban to The Islamic State (ISIS). Shawn Ryanĭuring his 14 years of combat service as both a Navy SEAL and CIA Contractor. Now he runs the Shawn Ryan Show, dedicated to preserving history through the unfiltered stories of heroic events and current world issues by honoring the real experiences of the men and women who lived them. After leaving the Naval Special Warfare Community, Shawn continued to serve as a contractor with the CIA in clandestine operations worldwide. He saw combat in OIF (Iraq) and OEF (Afghanistan). Upon his successful completion of BUDS, Shawn served with SEAL Teams 2 and 8 deploying to multiple conflict zones around the world. He enlisted in the United States Navy at the age of 18 with the goal of becoming a Navy SEAL. Shawn Ryan the founder/CEO of Vigilance Elite is a former US Navy SEAL and contractor for the CIA.
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