Johnathon first started his professional shooting career when he joined the Marine Corps Infantry in Oct of 2011. Constantly pushing for higher goals, he joined the Scout Sniper Platoon in February of 2013. In August of 2014, he graduated Scout Sniper School and accomplished his most sought after life goal.
In 2016 he was introduced to the competitive world of shooting with the Marine Corps Division Combat matches. During this match, he was recruited to become a permanent member of the Marine Corps shooting team. This assignment became a reality in August of 2016, and he was assigned to the Marine Corps Rifle Team. Since then, it has been an endless dive into the competition world, consisting of multiple disciplines of shooting. In March of 2019, after winning medals at 5 High power and Marine Corps competitions, Johnathon earned his Marine Corps Distinguished shield. He has been selected to represent the Marine Corps at the Australian Skills at Arms Meet Sniper Competition two times, placing third in 2018 in the international category.
He has competed in over 100 matches between USPSA, M1 Garand, NRA Worlds, M1 carbine, 1903 Springfield, long range, PRS, small bore, NRL22 and the Marine Corps Matches. He became the Head coach for the Rifle Team in January of 2018 and coached the team until his end of service in September of 2019. He continued to shoot competitions on his own after becoming the coach, with a particular interest in .22 matches. He has shot well over 30 .22 matches in the last few years with several match wins and top 3 finishes. He was also picked up by Team Vudoo as one of their shooters.
Johnathon has written several reviews and articles in the last year. Passing on his knowledge to others is the cornerstone that drives his passion in the shooting sports. He believes that everyone always has more to learn, no matter how long they have been shooting.