Nate West is an 18 year veteran with the Billings Police Department, currently serving as the department’s SRO Sgt. Nate has worn many hats, having many different assignments and responsibilities in his career. Nate was an FTO, training approximately 15 new officers as an FTO. Nate is currently an FTO supervisor, supervising new hires and their FTO’s through the entirety of their training process. Nate is a current firearms instructor, being one of the department’s 3 master instructors. Nate is an active driving instructor for the department, coordinating the department’s drive training program. Nate spent 11 years serving on the department’s SWAT team, receiving 2 medals of honor during that career. Nate is a current response to active shooter instructor. Nate is a certified professional CPTED practitioner through the National Institute of Crime Prevention, completing security assessments for the last 8 years. Nate is a proud family man, being married to his wife Nadja. Nate and Nadja share 3 beautiful kids – Kaiden (18), Jaice (14), Aunyssa (8), and Quinn (8). Nate is truly passionate about the safety of our schools and our wonderful community.