JERRY SAUNDERS, OWNER/INSTRUCTOR
Qualifications:
11 Years Active Duty United States Marine Corps
Former Chief Survival Instructor USMC Mountain Warfare Training Center
Force Protection and Security Specialist
USMC Scout Sniper
Scout Sniper Instructor
Tracker
Use of Force Instructor
Special Response Team Sniper Section Leader
USMC Summer/Winter Mountain Leader
Lead Survival Instructor for the Warsaw INITIATIVE Fund 2013
USMC Combatives Instructor
Foreign Weapons Instructor
Range Safety Officer (specializing in reactive steel targets)
Aaire 1 (Avalanche ASSESSMENT)
Allied Officer’s Winter Warfare Instructor Course grad (Norway)
SWAT, SRT, & CQB Tactics Instructor
Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique Master
Rappel Master
Honorary Estonian Sere instructor
EMT / Medic / TCCC / Combat lifesaver / NOLS WFR
Trained to the ICS 400 level
NIMS Disaster Management Systems
Animal Packer
Combat Veteran, Iraq / Afghanistan
Lead Humanitarian Operations: Lebanon & Haiti
Search & Rescue Technician
NPS Park ranger
Firefighter 2
Federal Law Enforcement Officer
ABOUT
MISSIOn
CORVUS Survival was started in January 2018 by me, Jerry Saunders. As the former US Marine Corps Chief Survival Instructor at the Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, California, I led a team to rewrite and revive the survival program of instruction, resulting in the development and implementation of the most comprehensive survival training program in the United States Marine Corps. I also spent considerable time consulting on multiple projects for TV and film while providing coverage as a medic for cast and crew in harsh environments. Over the course of many years, I lent my services to other survival schools, law enforcement departments, and the US military. After much consideration, I decided to slow down and really start focusing on my craft of knifemaking. I now reside on a small homestead in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where I am still making knives focused on fulfilling outdoor needs. In 2022, I decided to diversify the “Corvus” name and started “Corvus Knife & Tool LLC.” in order to avoid confusion selling knives under the name “Corvus Survival”. Today, I’m living the life of a Yooper, constantly striving to make every knife better than the last while exploring historical designs with modern materials.
To empower individuals in confidently exploring their world, we provide survival advice based on real-world experience and acquired through professional education paired with tactics, techniques, and procedures adapted to help you endure dire situations.
Reasons to Prepare:
Emergency medical situations (no ambulance service).
Hazardous material spills, releases to the air (toxic chemicals), releases to a drinking water supply
kidnapping or human trafficking.
Man-made disasters such as vehicle crashes, industrial accidents, train derailments, or structure fires.
Government shutdown.
Natural disasters such as wildfires, flooding, earthquakes, tornados, icy roads, extreme cold, and snow load.
Active shooter events.
Public Health incidents, such as disease outbreaks.
Search and Rescue operations.
Technological crisis.
Terrorist attacks.
Extended power grid failure.
Reviews and Testimonies
“The volunteer support Jerry provided Troop 15 led us to a very successful and well executed training. Some of these boys will remember this training for a long time. Some will use it for life.”
“....displayed superior initiative and professionalism while instructing Special Operations Forces from Uzbekistan in mountain survival operations”
“Your informative presentation highlighted the elements necessary for a successful outcome for flight crews during a downed aircraft scenario in a remote location. This critical information makes for safer and better trained flight crews and greatly increases their ability to survive in the wilderness. Your professionalism and instruction of survival techniques is admirable and greatly appreciated by the officers and staff of the CHP Valley Division Air Operations Unit.”