“The instruction during your course was extraordinary. Your extensive knowledge and steadfast ability to perform your duties as an instructor has truly been an asset to the training center, and earned the respect of the Marines.”

-J.J. Carroll JR, Commanding Officer, United States

Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, 2012

About

Established in 2008, we are a long-time leader in our field. We founded this school with a single goal; to train you to act as your own first responder when help is far away or non-existent. Every branch of the United States military has sought our training. Formerly known as Survival Training School of California, we are among the most highly rated and reviewed schools in the nation.

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Our Courses

We offer hands on wilderness survival, emergency medical, disaster preparedness, and self-defense courses for all ages and backgrounds. Whether you’re looking for elite field training in Alaska, or all ages bushcraft weekends in the California mountains- we have something for you. We are California’s highest rated and most respected survival school.

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As Chosen By;

-U.S. MARINE CORPS MOUNTAIN WARFARE TRAINING CENTER -U.S. NAVY HELICOPTER RESCUE & EOD -U.S. AIR FORCE EOD -U.S. ARMY AVIATION -U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE -CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE  -LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT -PALM SPRINGS POLICE SEARCH & RESCUE -LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF -STANFORD UNIVERSITY VADEN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES -CRAFTSMAN TOOLS   -FORD MOTORS -W.I.T.O. (WOMEN IN THE OUTDOORS, AMERICA'S LARGEST WOMEN'S OUTDOOR ORG) -WOUNDED WARRIOR FOUNDATION -REGAL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP HISTORY CHANNEL -DISCOVERY CHANNEL -LOS ANGELES PARKS RANGERS -RIVERSIDE COUNTY PARKS