W.R. Benton is a retired United States military senior non-commissioned officer (E-8). He is a graduate of a number of U.S. Air Force Survival Schools, including Arctic , Water (Sea and Ocean), Mountain, and Jungle survival schools. He spent twelve years teaching parachuting techniques and survival skills to Air Force aircrew members as a Life Support Instructor.
Mr. Benton currently works as a freelance Wilderness Survival and Outdoor writer for a number of North American Magazines (Buck Masters, Modern Survival, Big Game Hunt, and many others). He is a published author with seven books in print and more to be released. His “Simple Survival, A Family Outdoors guide is a Silver Medal Award Winner. You can visit him at www.wrbenton.com.
His hobbies include camping, fishing, hiking, cartooning, and reading.
He has an Associates Degree in Search and Rescue, Survival Operations, a Bachelors Degree in Occupational Safety and Health, and a Masters Degree in Psychology near completion. Mr. Benton retired from the military in 1997 with over twenty-six years of active duty.
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