Bio for Matt Jacques, Owner of Victory First:
Matt is a retired Police Detective and former Marine Corps veteran. Matt spent part of his
military enlistment within HMX-1, The Presidential Helicopter Squadron, and he served within
the Military Police MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) and after his military service,
continued in civilian Law Enforcement.
Matt served with two Virginia Law Enforcement agencies and filled several billets. During his
tenure, he served assignments as a Basic Academy Recruit Instructor, Field Training Officer,
Detective within the Special Problems Unit as an undercover Detective as well as a founding
Special Deputy of the U. S. Marshal Capital Area Fugitive Task Force for the Washington D.C.
U S Marshal’s Office. Matt served several years on a large Northern Virginia Police Department
SWAT team as an entry team member and later was selected and served as a Sniper team
member until his retirement due to injuries sustained during a line of duty incident.
After his retirement, Matt was hired as the Senior Manager of Assault Weapons for FNH USA.
He was involved in the FN SPR Precision Rifle program; FN Belt fed Weapons section and the
SOCOM SCAR program. Matt was tasked with the user evaluations and conducting the New
Equipment Training (NET) for USSOCOM and the SCAR family of weapons.
Matt left FNH USA and returned to training Law Enforcement as a Firearms Instructor for The
US Department of State Firearms Training Unit within the Bureau of Diplomatic Security. Matt
was tasked with firearms training of Federal Agents for Diplomatic Security both stateside and
worldwide. The training consisted of proficiency in 18 weapons platforms and tactics to operate
covertly and overtly in austere and hostile environments worldwide such as Iraq, Afghanistan,
Pakistan and Africa. Matt was promoted to the Chief of Operations of the Firearms Training Unit
in 2011. While supervising 32 Instructors, Matt continued to train the operational tactical teams,
snipers and High Threat components of the State Department Firearms programs.
In 2013, Matt resigned from Government service to make Victory First a full-time consulting
and training company. He is a consultant for several leading companies within the Firearms
Industry for product and business development and product / New Equipment training.
With his deep and diverse Law Enforcement, Government and firearms industry background, he
is a sought-after resource for Concealment / Undercover training, Carbine and DM/DDM courses
and Close Quarters Battle (CQB) training. Matt also serves as a consultant / advisor for product
development within both Law Enforcement and the firearms industry.
Matt is a contributing writer for RECOIL and CONCEALMENT magazines, and Brownells
Gunnery and Breach Bang Clear publications. Matt has completed and hosted videos with
Panteao Productions, Trigger Time TV and Brownells, and was the host of Make Ready TV.