Instructor cadre
Precision rifle instructors
Marine Scout Snipers, Recon Marines and competitors. The people on this page run the line at your class.
Founders
Started in 2024 by three Marine Scout Snipers
Phillip Velayo
CEO Marine Scout Sniper · Scout Sniper School instructor CEO of The Cadre and a Marine Corps Scout Sniper who taught roughly 350 snipers as a marksmanship instructor at 1st Marine Division Scout Sniper School. PRS Finale champion. Teaches the why behind every technique, not just the how. Read Phil’s story
Matt Solowynsky
Chief Operating Officer Marine Scout Sniper · 20+ years in uniform Chief Operating Officer of The Cadre and a former USMC urban sniper instructor. Matt runs operations and brings a planner's eye for detail to how every course is built and taught. Read Matt’s story
Jon Bumpus
Chief Training Officer Recon Marine · Scout Sniper · Breacher Chief Training Officer of The Cadre, still active duty. A Recon Marine turned Scout Sniper, big on process over outcome: trust your fundamentals and the hits will come. Read Jon’s story
Instructors
Meet the cadre
Scout Sniper veterans and competitive shooters who know how to diagnose what a shooter is doing and teach the fix.
Train with us
Pick a class and train with them
Classes stay small, so the instructor on this page is the one watching your shots.