I am pleased to announce that SurvivalBlog has selected Scot Frank Eire (a pen name) as our new Product Review Editor. He is a perfect fit for the blog, both editorially, experientially, and in personality.
For those that are curious, his pen name is a play on Scotts Irish as well as working in “Frank” from the Frankish tribes the city of Frankfurt is named for. Frankfurt is where his family was based in the mid-18th century.
Here are a few details about Scot:
- He has spent the bulk of his career in Newspaper publishing as both a photographer and editor,
- He was a teacher for high school English and Journalism,
- He has also been a substitute teacher,
- He homeschools his boys,
- National Rifle Association certified Pistol and Rifle instructor,
- International Defensive Pistol Association Safety Officer Instructor to 2013,
- State Coordinator for IDPA 2001-2002,
- Founded a Defensive Pistol Club,
- State CCW Instructor 1999 to 2006,
- Extensive training in defensive firearms Training History:
- Gunsite Training Center API 150,
- Lethal Force Institute LFI I,
- Lethal Force Institute LFI II,
- Lethal Force Institute LFI Shotgun,
- Morrigan Consulting CQB Carbine,
- SIGarms Handling, Servicing Class,
- Marksmans Enterprise Pistol I,
- Marksmans Enterprise Pistol II,
- Marksmans Enterprise Carbine, and
- Marksmans Enterprise Shotgun.
Welcome aboard, Scot!