CITIZEN-DEFENDER ACADEMY
Train With a Plan
Academy membership starts with an intake and skills assessment, then a year of training built around your level at our private range near Culpeper, Virginia. Individual and family memberships.
Enrollment opens soon. Join the waitlist below to hear first.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
A Full Year of Training
Individual membership includes 3 Intake & Assessment sessions, Resilient Citizen, Reflex Pistol, 6 electives, 10 supervised open range sessions, 12 group Zoom calls and unlimited private calls or Zooms with John.
Family membership covers up to four people. Each member gets 3 Intake & Assessment sessions, Resilient Citizen and Reflex Pistol. The household shares 8 electives and 10 supervised open range sessions. Families onboard and take Resilient Citizen together in the scheduled sessions.
Membership runs 12 months from purchase.
HOW IT WORKS
Join. Book. Train.
Choose a membership: individual or family.
Start with an Intake & Assessment, then book your classes online. Members pay nothing extra per class.
Show up and train. We’ll have your details before class starts.
FOUNDING MEMBERSHIP
Lock In Founding Pricing
Individual: $1,250 per year
Family: $1,750 per year for up to four people, plus $250 for each additional person
2027 members keep this price through 2028. The Academy is limited to 50 members for 2027.
Save $250 on your 2027 membership when you enroll in Massad Ayoob’s MAG-20 (Citizen’s Rules of Engagement), November 14–15, 2026 in Fairfax Station. Register for MAG-20 →
JOIN THE WAITLIST
Be First in Line
Enrollment for the 2027 Academy opens soon and is limited to 50 members. Leave your email and you’ll hear first.
NOT READY TO JOIN?
Open-Enrollment Classes
Shotgun Skills, Home Defense Shotgun and Practical Revolver are open to everyone. Academy members save $50 on each.
Browse the class list and book the one that fits you.