WAREAGLE NONPROFIT // VETERAN TRAINING PROGRAMS // VETERAN-LED AND OPERATED // HONORING THE SERVICE // VETERAN EDUCATION // STAFFING SOLUTIONS // SCHOOL SECURITY // CHURCH SECURITY // PATROL // 501(c)3
WHO WE ARE:
Nonprofit. Veteran. Security. Solutions.
Our Leadership brings a Green Beret, Businesswoman, Veterans, Law Enforcement, Consultants, and over 75 years of service to the country, community, and Private Security working for an Organization that finally puts Veterans first, providing programs and services for them and the community that involve protection and the highest standard of training in US Department of Labor History.
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Since 2017 we have assisted over 500 Veterans find quality work and training in the security industry. For over 20 years we've held VA programs that offer OJT and BAH so Veterans can earn a living while providing for their family.
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We are the First and Only 501c3 Nonprofit Security Organization in the United States.
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We are also the first:
- Nonprofit Security Apprenticeship in Department of Labor History.
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- Security Training School in Texas Veterans Commission History.
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- Security Program to offer VR&E and GI Bill approved Nonprofit Security Training through the VA.
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- Security Organization to be approved for Occupations Code 33-3051 "Protective Services Specialist" under "Police and Sheriff's Offices" due to our substantial training and procedures.
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- Security Organization to be recognized by the Texas Veterans Commission and VA for OJT programs.
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- Organization to provide Revenue Transparency Forms to all businesses showing all revenue from our programs going to Veteran Outreach, nonprofit community initiatives, and the Veterans we staff.
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- Security Organization in Texas to offer training exceeding 2000 hours of de-escalation, law, patrol, use of force, and defensive tactics; ensuring all Apprentices earn over a dozen licenses and certifications recognized in all 50 States.
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FOUNDING REAL CHANGE
2003
The Inception
WarEagle Security Enterprises was founded in San Antonio, TX, by Green Beret David Baldridge and his wife, Renee, with a mission to provide meaningful employment for transitioning Veterans.
2007
Expanding services and recognition
With Prisoner Transport, a Training Academy featuring VA/TVC Programs, almost every home builder in Bexar County, and dozens of new employees, WarEagle builds a reputation for a no-nonsense, quality firm where Veterans get the respect they deserve after the military.
family lineage and a new era
2010
Daughter, executive assistant, and payroll accountant Brittany Baldridge assumes command, restructuring the S-Corp and renaming the new entity Gunner 380 INC DBA WarEagle Security Services. While running the company she takes additional jobs as front desk management at Golds Gym to earn a living so all available revenue goes to her employees.
2014
entering the digital age
All reporting switches from paper to digital. Apps allow real-time GPS tracking, Client Portals, Patrol Mapping, and live Dispatch for overwatch and increased Client satisfaction. While overhauling the way business is done, she overhauls herself. She trains for her first bodybuilding competition and gains a new passion in the fitness world. By the end of 2014 she chooses to close WarEagle's remote office to work from home to pay her employees more.
2017
WarEagle is awarded its first Major state contract with TMD, ushering in over 8.5 years of Veterans protecting our Military. Profits see the re-opening of the academy where training and standards go far beyond Texas' Private Security requirements.Â
TEXAS MILITARY DEPARTMENT
2018
ENLISTMENT
While running the company, CEO Brittany Baldridge enlists in the US Army National Guard as Military Police. Her mission is threefold: Military Family Heritage, Personal Duty, and Professional Drive to better represent the Veterans she hires. In Basic she earns her reputation finishing at the top in PT and serves for six years.
security during the pandemic
2020
As companies close and government mandated shutdowns wreck havoc on small business, WarEagle CEO Brittany Baldridge moves as many Clients as possible into a modified security and patrol, retaining almost all employees, while obtaining construction sites. She continues to run the company while deploying to the Capital. Â
2021
With the onboarding of Operations Manager Brian Rokosz, WarEagle obtains 9 construction projects, a Church, HOA, and brings all current Clients to a higher billable rate, leading to the first major pay increase. All legacy Clients, including Texas Military Department renew their contracts. A Twitter, Instagram, and new website are built to rebrand the organization, showcasing Brittany Baldridge as the First 100% Female Veteran Owner of a Texas Private Security Firm.Â
Rebranding and networking
2023
January 2024 WarEagle Training Academy LLC with Operations Manager Brian Rokosz as its Director partners with Von Ormy Range "ATR" brings classrooms, open outdoor bays, and a defensive tactics area. The Academy, a separate entity from WarEagle Security Services, overhauls all training and hiring protocols requiring prospective Officers to undergo the WarEagle Applicant Training Program: an in-house, TEEX, FBI, and Las Vegas METRO inspired 106 hour training course with an emphasis on Texas Law and de-escalation training. All Officers participate in this during their first 90 Day Probationary Period. While the academy grows, Brittany Baldridge begins outlining an overhaul to the entire Organization that could benefit every Veteran currently staffed and all other Veterans in the future.
WarEagle training academy
2024
CAUTION: CONSTRUCTION AHEAD
The entire year is spent holding onto existing Clients while the organization reclassifies, renames, reforms, and negotiations and legal battles ensue to form the first of its kind, Veteran Nonprofit Security Staffing Organization. It takes from January through September for legal paperwork, name change forms, Secretary of State documents and IRS approval for contracts to move from the previous for profit to a new nonprofit entity. The year ends with all Clients on board but after over 200 phone calls with the IRS and a dozen faxes, delays cause WarEagle to enter 2025 approved by Texas but waiting on the government.
2025
After over a year, WarEagle Security Services obtains 501c3 status and is formally recognized as the First and Only Veteran Nonprofit Security Staffing and Education Organization in the United States. Bylaws are adopted by a Board containing Veterans and Law Enforcement and Brittany Baldridge's 2009 Journal becomes reality. Our mission is to find Veterans needing quality work in the security industry, use their natural talents to protect the community, have all revenue from their services goes to Veteran programs, other Veteran Nonprofit Partners, and to see that their family needs and career goals are taken care of.
founding real change
2026
"we" federal, state, and local firsts
A 2005 program gets a long overdue overhaul providing the first and only Nonprofit Security Apprenticeship Program through the TVC and VA. This offers Veterans VR&E and GI Bill approved OJT that pays an additional $1900 in tax-free stipends on top of pay. Soon after, the Department of Labor Approves the first Nonprofit Security Apprenticeship in DoL history, also classifying WarEagle with Occupations Code 33-3051, previously reserved for Law Enforcement. The entire Organization shifts from "guard staffing" and "Security guard requests" to Clients becoming sponsors and partners with a Texas Veterans Workforce Development Program, allowing us to rotate Apprentices through sites, protecting the businesses while completing their OJT. WarEagle joins San Antonio Ready to Work, partners with ASIS, ALERRT, and develops a new Faith & Safety Outreach with partnerships between UniteSA and local churches. A new initiative begins early development called "25 Alpha Program" which seeks to train and deploy physically disabled Veterans into security roles.
Psalm 121:7-8: "The Lord will keep you from all harm—he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore"