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Colonel Sharon Gat (שרון גת) (born 1971) is the founder and CEO of the Caliber 3 School for Counter-Terrorism and Security.

Biography
Gat joined the Golani reconnaissance unit in 1990 during which time he fought in Lebanon, Gaza and Judea and Samaria. He participated in dozens of daring operations and encounters with terrorists. He was released from the army in 1997.

While in reserves Gat served as a company commander of the 3rd Brigade (Alexandroni) in which he participated in the Second Lebanon War and Tzuk Eitan.

In 2013 he was recognized for his excellence as a battalion commander an IDF captain in 2013 and a prize for the Head of Personnel and the Commander of the Galilee Division in 2013.

From 2001 - 2004 Gat worked with the Israeli ministry of Defense on a counter-terrorism project to help protect Israeli civilians in dangerous areas. As a result of this project the level of security in was significantly raised in many communities that regularly face security risks.

In 2004 Gat founded Caliber 3, a school for Counter-Terrorism and Security. The idea behind the school was that every person who loves Israel will have an address to come to, to learn how to defend himself, his family and his country. The Biblical verse on which the Caliber 3 school is founded is "And he said to teach the children of Judah how to use a bow" (II Samuel, Chapter 1).

Sharon Gat holds a BA and MA in Middle Eastern studies and Jewish history and is currently working on his dissertation.