CJEvolution Podcast: Mike Witzgall - Former Military, SWAT Officer & Tactical Training Consultant

Hello everyone and welcome back to the show. Special thanks to all the brave men and women who protect this great country every day. Thank you! Keep up the great work.   Big shout out to our sponsors – Detectachem & Onnit. Detectachem is providing mobile threat detection in the palm of your hand. Protecting our brave men and women who protect us.   Onnit believes in Total Human Optimization and so should you. From nutrition, to supplements to kick ass gear you can find it all with Onnit.   Check out both Detectachem and Onnit at www.cjevolution.com   In this episode, Patrick welcomes Mike Witzgall. The son of a career military officer, Mike spent 12 years on active duty as a noncommissioned and commissioned officer (mostly carrying a rifle, rubber boat, and dive equipment running up and down the beaches of sunny California). While in the military, Mike served in the Marine Corps elite Force Reconnaissance teams and then later as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Infantry and Military Police Corps. In 1988, after numerous deployments around the world, Mike left the military as a Captain and joined the Dallas Police Department. During his tenure with Dallas, Mike earned 48 written commendations, 2 life-saving awards, 1 police commendation bar (for valor), 2 Certificates of Merit (for valor) and the Medal for Valor (43rd Recipient). Mike served as a patrolman in south Dallas and as a member of a Tactical team (SWAT). Published in his field, Mike has written numerous articles for law enforcement magazines and has published eight tactical training manuals. Mikes career with Dallas ended after a severe line of duty injury forced him into early retirement. This injury eventually led the amputation of his left leg above the knee. Currently, Mike is co-owner of Charlie-Mike Enterprises, Inc. Charlie-Mike Enterprises, Inc. specializes in teaching courses such as, but not limited to; Hazardous Warrant / Apprehensions, Basic and Advanced SWAT, Basic and Advanced Police Rifle, Hostage Rescue, and Counter Paramilitary Operations. Through Charlie-Mike Enterprises, Inc. Mike has also been contracted as a consultant to review and assist in upgrading security at Independent School Districts and private corporations.  Since its inception in 1998, Charlie-Mike Enterprises, Inc. has taught over 1750 officers from as many as 300 different agencies.   In addition to teaching SWAT, Mike is a specialist in underwater salvage and recovery operations of small to medium-large size watercraft. Several of these “recoveries” have led to insurance investigations and the conviction of the claimants for arson and fraud.  Through hard work and dedication (and with his wife Shelly always at his side) Mike has earned a reputation as an expert in Underwater Crime Scene Reconstruction, Evidence Preservation and Watercraft Recoveries. Mike can be contacted at (972) 291-7809 or at CMESWAT@aol.com.   Check out Charlie-Mike Enterprises here: https://www.cmeswat.com/ Check out Mike’s books here: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=mike+witzgall&ref=nb_sb_noss   Stay tuned for more great episodes on the CJEvolution Podcast   www.cjevolution.com     Patrick