Paul is a certified NRA instructor (pistol, home firearms safety, personal protection in the home, and personal protection outside the home); a New Mexico Department of Public Safety Instructor; a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) by ASIS; and a New Mexico state-certified Level III/Armed Security Officer. He is a retired U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major where he began his career as a Military Police Officer and served in many other assignments, including as a Senior Instructor at the Protective Services Training Course in Fort McClellan, Alabama where he taught special weapons defensive tactics, hostage negotiations and counter terrorist driving techniques. Paul currently is an adjunct instructor at a local college in Albuquerque where he teaches criminal justice.