Joshua Q. Scott

•Military Police Academy, 1996
•Advanced Military Police Academy, 1996
•NRA Law Enforcement Rifle Instructor Development School, 1997
•NRA Law Enforcement Tactical Shooting Instructor Development School, 1997
•Law Enforcement/Security Firearms Instructor (pistol, patrol rifle, shotgun, sub-machine gun), 1997
•Coordinated Response to Family Violence, 1998
•Crime Prevention Specialist, '97-'99
•Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Border Patrol Academy, 1999
•Trooper Academy, Washington State Patrol, 2001
•Washington State Peace Officer Certification, 2001
•Killology's "The Bulletproof Mind: Mental Preparation for Combat," 2004
•Government Training Institute, Immediate Action Teams, Active Shooter Response, 2005
•Army SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape) School, 2009
•Armorer Certification - M4 Carbine, M16 Rifle, M249 Machine Gun, M240 Machine Gun, M2 .50 caliber Machine Gun, M203 Grenade Launcher, M9 Service Pistol, Mossberg 500/590 Shotgun, 2011
•Afghanistan Combat Deployment - 2011-2012, UH-60 Blackhawk Pilot-in-Command, 700+ combat flight hours
•Alabama Tactical Officer's Association, SWAT Operators Course, September, 2014
•Ditch Medicine - Traumatic Injury & Gunshot Wound Field Treatment, January, 2015

Professional recognitions include:

•Military Police "Top Shooter" Award, 1996
•Military Police School "Honor Graduate," 1996
•5th award Expert Rifle, U.S. Marine Corps, '95-'99
•5th award Expert Pistol, U.S. Marine Corps, '95-'99
•Top Military Team, Police Pistol Competition, Honolulu, HI, 1998
•Border Patrol Class Leader, 1999
•Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Practical Pistol Expert, 1999
•Traffic Safety Superstars award, 2002
•Nominated for valor award, lethal force incident, 2004
•1st place, IDPA Georgia State Championship side match, Plate Rack, 2009
•3rd place, IDPA Alabama State Championship, stock service pistol, 2010
•1st place, IDPA "Masters" Championship, Birmingham, AL, stock service pistol, 2010
•U.S. Army Blackhawk Aviator course "Honor Graduate," 2010
•Champion, IDPA Mountaineer Classic, SSP, Boone, NC, 2011
•High Military, Stock Service Pistol, IDPA Mountaineer Classic, 2011
•Combat Air Medal, 2012
•1st place Master, Blackwater Shoothouse Shootout, 2012
•High Military, Caswell Ranch Ironman, 2013
•Match Director, Police Week Shooting Championship, 2014 , 2015

The experts at OTC serve prosecutors, defense attorneys, and private individuals with their cases involving the actual, threatened, or perceived use of force. Our unique expertise as advanced firearms and use of force trainers combine with our experience in police procedures and our founder's recognition as a use of force expert to ensure that your case will not reach a disposition without the benefit of priceless insight. We review cases and provide expert, unbiased, opinion on the merits of each case, conducting additional investigation, interviews, mock-ups, graphs, and analysis as necessary. Expert services provide our clients with the vital information necessary to make decisions concerning their cases. When the need arises, we take the stand as a recognized expert to testify in matters of use of force continuum, reasonableness, anatomy of a use of force incident, and the practical application of force.