Todd Fletcher

Todd Fletcher is a retired sergeant from central Oregon with over 30 years of law enforcement experience. He presents firearms training, instructor certification and instructor development classes nationwide. Todd has presented at multiple regional, national and international conferences, including multiple ILEETA conferences and IALEFI events. He owns Combative Firearms Training, LLC, providing firearms training, handgun and patrol rifle instructor certification, and instructor development classes to law enforcement, military and private security. He can be contacted at Todd@CombativeFirearms.com.

Mentoring: Leave ’em better than you found ’em

September 19, 2023

Arguably, the single biggest threat facing law enforcement is lack of leadership. Leadership at the command level and throughout the ranks of our departments. Leadership down the chain of command […] Read More

Firearm instructors: Just be better!

August 19, 2023

In 1997, I attended my first firearm instructor certification course. It was two weeks of shooting pistols and shotguns that helped improve my shooting skills and reinforced what I was […] Read More

Leading from the bottom up

To prevent a leadership void at the top, training and expectations should start at entry level

July 17, 2023

Officers, first-line supervisors and trainers often lament the lack of leadership in law enforcement. They look at their department’s command staff and point toward the top of the rank structure […] Read More

Training with the best of the best

My experience at the 2023 ILEETA Conference and Expo

June 21, 2023

The International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA) Conference is without a doubt the best annual training event available for law enforcement instructors, and the 2023 ILEETA Conference and […] Read More

Equipping your patrol rifle with low-powered variable optics

April 17, 2023

Not all that long ago, it was unusual to see a rifle in a city police officer’s patrol car. The 1997 North Hollywood Bank of America shootout changed everything. Two […] Read More

Working effectively in low light

March 25, 2023

The most crucial time of day for law enforcement to work is at night. When the rest of the world is asleep, it’s important to have sheepdogs protecting the slumbering […] Read More