BOB ALLEN
DIRECTOR OF TRAINING
“The people who are habitually prepared to defend themselves, rarely have to.”
A 34-year veteran of the Nashville Police, 21-year SWAT team instructor and lead instructor of firearms and defensive tactics for Metro’s Police Academy, Nashville native Bob Allen is a seasoned instructor. FBI Firearms Instructor School, ATF Officer Survival School, NRA Firearms Instructor School, Snipercraft, Force Science Institute—these are just a few of the courses he’s completed. The list of courses he’s taught is even longer. But what excites him most is teaching everyday people how to be safe and secure in their everyday lives. “I’ve been a teacher all my adult life,” he says. “It’s a real honor to be able to pass on what I’ve received as a student, to see that light bulb come on.” Bob and his wife have two grown daughters, three grandkids and live in Middle Tennessee.
Bob Allen's credentials
Metropolitan Nashville Police Department 1981 - 2015
Metropolitan Police Training Academy 1991 - 2014
Head Instructor of Firearms and Defensive Tactics 1993 - 2014
Responsibilities include developing lesson plans and teaching recruits, in-service personnel, Davidson County Court Officers and Metro Police Facility Guards. Topics include Officer Survival, Mechanics of Arrest, Use of Force, Dynamic Confrontation, Police Baton, Chemical Weapons, Taser, Pressure Point Tactics, Firearms, Defensive Driving and Police Pursuits. Also gives presentations on personal and office safety to corporate organizations and universities. Additional responsibilities are testifying in State and Federal Courts as a fact witness or an expert witness. Developing and instructing defensive tactics and firearms training to the SWAT team.
Professional Schools
Action Target shooting School 2004
ALERT Active Shooter Response Class 2016
AR-15 Instructor School 2004
Army Sniper School 2003
ASLET Training Seminar 1996 - 1998
ASP Tactical Baton Instructor School 1994
ATF Officer Survival School 1999
Bill Rogers Tactical Shooting School 2002
Caliber Press Seminar 1999
Chemical Weapons Instructor School 2000
Colt M-16 Armorer School 2000
Combat Point Shooting 2002
Controlled Force Instructor 1998
Dynamic Confrontation Instructor School 1993
Emergency Response to Terrorism 2002
FBI Firearms Instructor School 1995
FBI Pursuit Seminar for Middle Managers 2008
FBI Sniper School 2009
Force Science Institute 2013
Gracie Retention and Control for Immediate Enforcement 2003
Glock Armorer’s Course 2000 - 2012
Glock Firearms Instructor School 2000 - 2012
Gunsite - Pistol, Shotgun and Rifle School 2009
International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (Instructor)
International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (Student)
International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers (Instructor)
International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers (Student)
Jeet Kune Do - 10 years
Jiu Jitsu - 5 years
Kyle Lamb Advanced Pistol Class 2014
LAPD Arrest and Control Instructor School 1999
LETC Advanced Law Enforcement Training Camp 2006
M26 Taser instructor School 2004
Metro Nashville Advanced SWAT School 1992
Metro Nashville Basic SWAT School 1991
NRA Firearms Instructor School 1993
NTOA Active Shooter Instructor Class 2008
Personal Responsibility Inc. Handgun School 1996
Police Firearms Instructor School 1994
Pressure Point Control Tactics Instructor School 1994-1998
PRI Tactical Rifle 2003
Snipercraft 2005
State Certified Handgun Instructor 1996
State Certified Force On Force Instructor 2013
Strategic Self-Defense and Grappling Tactics 2003
Strategos - Strategies of Low Light Engagements 2004
SWAT Tactical Leadership Course 2010
Tactical Treatment of Gunshot Wounds 2009
Tae Kwon Do - 12 years
Tennessee Law Enforcement Instructors Conference (Instructor)
Tennessee Law Enforcement Instructors Conference (Student)
Range Master Instructor School 2010
RIPP Restraint, Sudden Custody Death Syndrome 1997
X26 Taser instructor School 2004 - 2008