User:Quinton Douglas Whitaker

Quinton Douglas Whitaker, known as Doug Whitaker, is an ordained minister, a trained law enforcement chaplain, and a lifetime member and recruiter for the NRA. In 2013, Doug entered law school at the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at the Northern Kentucky University. Doug is the author of a popular blog entitled PastorLawyer.

Personal

Doug Whitaker was born in Somerset Kentucky on November 8, 1977. Doug spent some of his younger years living on a horse farm in Columbia Tennessee. Doug is married to the former Sara Loveless and is the father of two daughters and one son. Doug and Sara were married in 1996 in Somerset, Kentucky.

Doug is part of the James family, with its most famous member being the infamous outlaw, Jesse James. Doug was highlighted as part of the James family in September, 2010 by Eric James, author, historian and co-founder of the James Family Trust.

Doug has lived abroad and traveled extensively. He lived in Japan for three years and also Indonesia for over two years. He has traveled to a number of other countries to include Tanzania and Kenya on the continent of Africa, Mexico, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Diego Garcia, and Thailand.

In February 2014 Doug was awarded a Kentucky Colonel’s commission by the Governor of Kentucky and thereby holds the honorary title of “Kentucky Colonel”.

United States Air Force

Upon Graduating High School Doug enlisted in the United States Air Force. Doug completed Air Force Basic Training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio Texas. He then lived in Wichita Falls, Texas where he completed his technical training as an aircraft maintenance technician. Doug and his wife Sara were then stationed in Misawa Japan at Misawa Air Base for three years. During this time Doug was assigned to the 13th Fighter Squadron as a Crew Chief and received multiple awards and recognitions.

Doug received early promotion to the rank of E-4 (Senior Airman) under the "Below-the-Zone" program. He also was awarded the "Loggie" award, a logistics professional award, the "Logistics Professional of the Year" while stationed in Japan. Among Doug's medals and ribbons are the Air Force Good Conduct Medal, the Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon, the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, the Air Force Overseas Long Tour Ribbon and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal established on Dec. 4, 1961, to be awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces who, after July 1, 1958, had participated in a United States military operations and encountered foreign armed opposition, or were in danger of hostile action by foreign Armed Forces. Doug earned this medal for serving in the Middle East as a part of a joint force coalition in Operation Southern Watch.

Ordained Minister

Doug was ordained as a minister in the Southern Baptist Convention in 2004. Before this he was ordained as a deacon in the Southern Baptist Convention at Calvary Baptist Church in Misawa Japan. While at Calavary Baptist Church Doug began to preach and teach under the tutalage of Pastor Virgil Cooper. Pastor Cooper was a longtime missionary with the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. Doug attended Samford University in Birmingham Alabama receiving a Bachelor of Arts Degree in the study of Religion. Doug then attended The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, graduating in 2006 with his Master of Divinity degree (M.Div.) followed by doctoral level, post-graduate study in Missional Leadership. While attending seminary, Doug was a part of the research team for the book "Breakout Churches: Discover How to Make the Leap" authored by Dr. Thom Rainer, President of Lifeway Christian Resources. The "Breakout Churches" research team gathered and compiled nation wide research on churches from various Christian denominations. The book was released in 2005 by Zondervan Publishing with two of the churches submitted as part of Doug's research being included in the book. Doug served on the pastoral staff teams of various churches between the years of 2002 through 2013.

Legal Career and Education

Doug began his career in Law in 2013 when he began Juris Doctorate (J.D.) studies at The Northern Kentucky University’s Salmon P. Chase College of Law. He is currently a Law Clerk for the Donahue Law Group in Somerset, Ky and previously served as a Judicial Clerk for the Honorable Jeffrey T. Burdette, Chief Regional Circuit Judge for the 28th Judicial Circuit, which presides over Rockcastle, Pulaski, and Lincoln counties in Kentucky.

Armed Kentucky/NRA/Law Enforcement Chaplaincy

Doug is a certified Firearms Instructor in the state of Kentucky and the owner of Armed Kentucky LLC, a firearms training company. Doug started Armed Kentucky LLC in 2013 and is the sole proprietor of that limited liability company. Through Armed Kentucky LLC Doug trains Kentucky residents primarily in the basic class required by the Commonwealth of Kentucky to receive a license to carry concealed deadly weapons.

Doug is a life member of the National Rifle Association and an NRA recruiter. He is also a trained Law Enforcement Chaplain, having completed training through both the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).