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Steve Holland, former USMC Recon Sniper instructor and Cadre safety lead, delivers precision rifle training grounded in real-world fieldcraft, long-range hunting, and structured fundamentals.


Steve Holland is a former USMC Recon Sniper Course instructor and current instructor with The Cadre Training, where he also serves as the primary safety officer. With a background in Marine reconnaissance and sniper instruction, he brings extensive operational and teaching experience to precision rifle training.
In addition to his military background, Holland is a long-time predator hunter who regularly applies his skills in real-world environments. His experience in coyote hunting reinforces his practical approach to marksmanship, fieldcraft, and sustained shooting performance.
At The Cadre, he plays a key role in delivering foundational precision rifle instruction, emphasizing safe gun handling, repeatable shooting processes, and real-world application. His teaching blends military-proven methods with field-based experience to build confident, capable shooters.
Courses include:
Trusted by MIL, LEO, and civilian shooters focused on practical long-range performance.

Advance your hunting capability with positional shooting, wind mastery, and field-based drills using real-world gear and scenarios.

Prepare for hunting season with practical field shooting, wind calls, and ethical engagement training using your real hunting setup.

Build a hunting-focused precision rifle foundation with provided rifles, covering fundamentals, wind, ballistics, and field shooting positions.

Refine match performance through pressure-based drills, stage strategy, and positional execution designed for serious competitive shooters.

Build a solid precision rifle foundation with two days of hands-on instruction in rifle setup, ballistics, spotting, and wind application.

Advance your precision rifle capability with dynamic field drills, positional shooting, and real-time wind and target problem-solving.

The Cadre is a mobile precision-rifle training school led by Marine Scout Sniper veterans, delivering structured long-range courses and competition prep across top U.S. host ranges.