Schenck, Darrel

Darrel Schenck has over 36 years of firearms experience and experience in small unit tactics, law enforcement operations and high threat security operations. After his enlistment as a decorated U.S. Marine and veteran of Desert Shield & Desert Storm, Darrel began his law enforcement career working with the New Orleans Police Department. After a couple years, he moved over to spend the next 10+ years with the Gulfport, MS Police Department. While in Gulfport, Darrel worked in patrol, motors, street crimes, undercover vice/narcotics, and training. While in training, Darrel became the range master responsible for the firearms training and curriculum. After completing his NRA basic handgun/shotgun firearms instructor school in 1994, he went on to acquire NRA Law Enforcement Instructor Certifications in Tactical Handgun, Tactical Shooting, Tactical Shotgun, Patrol Rifle, Select-Fire, and Precision Rifle and NRA Civilian Instructor Certifications in Handgun, Rifle, Shotgun, Home Safety, Personal Protection Outside The Home and Personal Protection In The Home. In 2004, Darrel left the Gulfport Police Department to deploy as a security contractor in Iraq for four years with Blackwater USA, working as a personal protection specialist for several high-profile dignitaries. While in Iraq, Darrel held positions as a team leader, designated defensive marksman, and firearms instructor. Darrel moved to the Midwest, where he served as a chief of police for two years, a campus police officer for a K-12 school district for four years, and has been on the staff of the NRA Law Enforcement Division as a firearms instructor conducting instructor development courses since 2008. Currently, Darrel is assigned to the NRA Law Enforcement Division Training Manager. A life member of the NRA, Darrel is also a member of the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (IALEFI), International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), the American Sniper Association (ASA), National Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors Association (NLEFIA) and the Kansas Peace Officers Association (KPOA). Darrel is passionate about school security and welcomes the opportunity to bring his extensive background and expertise to the NRA School and Community Shield programs, translating security best practices from the military and Department of Defense as well as Department of State to applicable matters of school security in a shared commitment to help make our schools more secure.