ABOUT CQ ELITE READINESS GROUP

Professional Training Backed by Real-World Capability

CQ Elite Readiness Group instructors meet applicable legal, operational, and industry requirements to deliver training within Queensland and Australia.

Our instructional team maintains current qualifications, operational competency, and ongoing professional development relevant to the courses and training environments in which they operate.

Training is supported by personnel with backgrounds across military service, Special Operations, law enforcement training, operational security, and high performance instructional environments including former military instructors, former Special Forces operators, and former Queensland Police firearms and operational training personnel.

Our instructors bring real-world operational experience combined with a strong focus on:
• Safety and accountability
• Professional standards
• Practical capability development
• Real world application
• Structured and current training methodologies

CQ Elite Readiness Group is committed to delivering professionally managed instruction built around operational credibility, responsible training practices, and measurable capability development.

Meet the Instructors

Scot Doulis
Founder & Director

Scot Doulis is the Founder and Director of Elite Readiness Group and the driving force behind the organisation’s direction, standards, and operational capability. He brings over 16 years of combined service across the Australian Defence Force, Queensland Corrective Services, and the Queensland Police Service, with experience spanning operational support, tactical environments, instruction, and frontline response roles. This background has shaped a leadership approach grounded in operational reality rather than theory alone.

Scot’s military and frontline service experience heavily influences Elite Readiness Group’s training philosophy, training must be practical, proven, and capable of performing under pressure in physically demanding and high stress environments. Throughout his career, Scot identified consistent gaps in both individual and organisational training standards, leading to a strong focus on developing realistic training that prepares people for real world situations rather than controlled environments. Across his service and instructional career, Scot has developed extensive experience in recruit and military instruction, weapons employment, operational tactics, arrest and control techniques, leadership development, and emergency response training. His combined military, corrective services, and policing perspective allows him to bridge the gap between tactical capability, operational professionalism, and practical skill development.

As Founder and Director, Scot oversees Elite Readiness Group’s strategic direction, capability development, training standards, and operational oversight. He is committed to delivering high-quality instruction that develops confidence, competence, professionalism, and operational readiness, ensuring every student is trained to meet the demands and expectations of the environments they may face.

Garry Penney

Lead Instructor | Training & Operational Development

Garry is a former Special Forces operator with extensive experience across military, operational, and high performance training environments, bringing a strong focus on practical capability development, operational readiness, and performance under pressure.

His background within Special Operations and specialist operational environments has provided a deep understanding of decision making, accountability, teamwork, and performance in dynamic and high risk conditions. Through this experience, Garry has developed practical capability across firearms instruction, practical shooting, close protection principles, close quarters environments, operational movement, emergency response, and trauma focused first aid.

As Lead Instructor for CQ Elite Readiness Group, Garry plays a key role in course development, operational training delivery, and practical instruction ensuring training remains professionally managed, operationally relevant, and focused on real world capability rather than minimum compliance alone.

His instructional approach centres around safety, accountability, practical real-world application, confidence under pressure, and structured capability development, with a strong emphasis on professionalism and operational credibility.

Garry is committed to delivering professionally managed instruction designed to build confidence, preparedness, and operational capability within safe and controlled training environments.