Praetorian Group International

About Praetorian Group International

Jeff Cotto served 8 years / 9 combat deployments with the US ARMY’s 1st Ranger Battalion in support of the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT). Between Iraq & Afghanistan, he served as a Gustav Gunner, SAW Gunner, Rifle Team Leader, Sniper Team Leader, Sniper Section Leader and a Rifle Squad Leader. Following his honorable service, he became the training manager for the Afghan Special Operations (Khaté Khas) training cycle for mission readiness. Jeff was then selected and assigned to preform the duties of a U.S. Government Close Protection Officer for the U.S. Clandestine Services.
During the GWOT, Jeff was responsible for leading a RANGER fire team into hundreds of Direct Action Raids in order to Kill or capture High Valued Targets. Jeff trained and mentored a team of RANGERS during rigorous Deployment Readiness Training cycles to get his team ready to deploy and eradicate known and unknown threats to the United Sates operations, policies and objectives.
As a Sniper Team Leader, Jeff’s duties consisted of training a sniper team in trade craft, long range precision marksmanship and surveillance/counter surveillance techniques. While deployed his team was responsible for coordination’s with adjacent friendly units in order to set up aerial & reconnaissance missions, IED prevention and over watch missions. Jeff has planned and executed numerous sniper reconnaissance/over watch missions in Iraq & Afghanistan in order to destroy and disrupt terrorist networks
His responsibilities as a Sniper Section Leader were the welfare, training, and development of sniper personnel with operational responsibilities ranging from, but not limited to: long range precision fire, target reconnaissance and intermediate- distance precision fire for ground forces during direct action raids. As a Section Leader, he attached himself to and deployed multiple Sniper Teams and equipment to Iraq and Afghanistan in the support of the RANGER Rifle Companies direct action raids.
Jeff finished his career as a RANGER Rifle Squad Leader where he trained and mentored fire teams individually and as a squad in small unit tactics in order to conduct direct action raids in support of the GWOT. His squad gathered intelligence through aerial drones and map reconnaissance to plan several successful time sensitive missions within an hour of launch time and organized the exploitation of sensitive materials, drugs and weapons during combat missions. Jeff was trained and mentored by the FBIs Hostage Rescue Team to conduct evidence/intelligence collection during joint combat operations in order to build criminal cases against high-valued individuals. He was exposed to the FBIs tactics and procedures on battlefield interrogation/interview and evidence collection.
As the training manager for the Khaté Khas, Jeff developed and executed a training program for hundreds of Khaté Khas soldiers in order to facilitate their mission readiness. Among his duties, Jeff coordinated & de-conflicted a marksmanship range schedule, allocated ammo for upcoming training events and ensured the physical fitness of the soldiers to the clients’ standard (JSOC). The training consisted of weapons marksmanship, CQB, land warfare (movement techniques), and combat medical procedures.
Jeff was then selected and assigned to preform the duties of a U.S. Government Close Protection Officer for the U.S. Clandestine Services. He was responsible for providing low and/or high profile individual protection to US Government personnel and designees at designated hostile environment locations around the world. Jeff provided strategic and tactical guidance, surveillance detection, route surveillance, and mission planning for high-risk protective operations.

Certifications

US Army Sniper School graduate 
75th Ranger Regiment Master Breacher

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Cancellation Policy

Class fee must be paid in full at time of enrollment.  Your enrollment is not guaranteed unless full payment is received by us.

If we are notified of your enrollment cancellation more than 30 days from the training class date, your payment will be transferred into a credit that does not have an expiration until used.

If, for any reason, you are removed from a class you are participating in by the instructor, you may be entitled to a credit not a refund .

In the event PGI or the instructor cancels a class for any reason prior to the class, you are entitled to full credit towards a future PGI course or a full refund.

 

PGI, LLC reserves the right to change, update, or alter our policies at any time. 

Reschedule Policy

If , for any reason PGI or the Instructor has to reschedule any course , the student will be notified promtly and the option of full credit for the course reschedule or full refund.


PGI, LLC reserves the right to change, update, or alter our policies at any time. 

Refund Policy

If, for any reason, you are removed from a class you are participating in by the instructor, you may be entitled to a credit not a refund .

In the event PGI or the instructor cancels a class for any reason prior to the class, you are entitled to full credit towards a future PGI course or a full refund.

PGI, LLC reserves the right to change, update, or alter our policies at any time. 

Waiver

RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT

In consideration for participating in activities sponsored and organized by 

Praetorian Group International

HEREBY AGREES TO WAIVE, RELEASE, DISCHARGE, AND HOLD HARMLESS 

Praetorian Group International, from any and all claims for damages for death, personal injury, or property damage which they may have or which they may hereafter accrue as a result of participation in any Praetorian Group International program or related activity and events including, but not limited to unorganized practice, organized practice, training and instruction and organized shooting events.

By signing this Release and Hold Harmless Agreement, the undersigned recognizes that the sport of rifle, pistol, shotgun shooting, shooting at exploding targets, night vision shooting, hunting, ATV riding & shooting and shooting from helicopters or related activities present certain inherent dangers that cannot be eliminated even by the exercise of reasonable care. As such, the undersigned Participant hereby expressly assumes the risk that is inherent to the sport of rifle, pistol, shotgun shooting, shooting at exploding targets, physical activities, night vision shooting, hunting, ATV riding & shooting and shooting from helicopters.

As a requisite condition to the Participant being allowed to attend and participate in any and Praetorian Group International sponsored event or trip, the undersigned Participant hereby acknowledges that the State of Florida has the most significant relationship with the parties to this Agreement rather then the destination state or providence. As such, the parties hereto expressly agree to Florida as the Choice of Law and Choice of Forum to any claim, suit, or controversy that may arise by and between the parties or any of its related affiliates, and further agree that any action, suit, or claim made by the Participant must be brought in the State of Florida as the proper Venue having exclusive subject matter jurisdiction to any such claim, demand, or suit. To effectuate this expressed Choice of Law, Choice of Forum and Venue provision, the undersigned hereby agrees that the state or providence where the injury or cause of action arose shall not have either subject matter jurisdiction or in personal jurisdiction over the parties hereto.

By signing this Release and Hold Harmless Agreement, the undersigned Participant assumes the risk inherent to rifle, pistol, shotgun & aerial platform (helicopters) shooting, and thereby consents to the Participant’s participation in Praetorian Group International programs and related activities, and further acknowledge that he/she understands that all risks, whether known or unknown, are expressly assumed by the undersigned, and that all claims, whether known or unknown, are expressly waived in advance.

In addition to the foregoing, the undersigned participant hereby expressly agrees and recognizes that Praetorian Group International, through its individual Instructors, Match Directors, Match Chairmen, Range Officers, judges and referees, officers, directors, agents, individuals or entities performing volunteer services, and as such, said entities and/or individuals are immune from liability as volunteer leaders, assistants, and organizers.

Mandatory Binding Arbitration:

In further consideration for being allowed to participate in any activities sponsored by the Praetorian Group International the undersigned Participant recognizes and agrees that this contract involves interstate commerce which is necessarily controlled by the Federal Arbitration Act (9 USC § 2), and therefore, pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) as well as the Florida Arbitration Act (Florida Statutes § 682.02) hereby agree to submit to binding arbitration any and all claims, demands, suits, or other disputes that may arise out of this contract, or that may be presented by or on behalf of the Participant for resolution under the Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration Association with the initial filing fees thereof to be paid by the party filing the Demand for Arbitration subject to the schedule of fees then in effect at the time of the filing of a Demand with the American Arbitration Association. 

I HAVE READ THE FOREGOING TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH ABOVE.

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