Training Concepts
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Keep a Journal
Keep a Journal Written By: Leo H. With a new year upon us, I thought it could be appropriate to begin the year with a new habit intended to assist us in becoming better instructors and enhancing our personal abilities on as may other levels as might be possible. To that end, I would suggest Continue reading
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Slaying of the Sacred Cows… or things I think about late at night (everyone has to have an article title something like this….)
Article By: William G. What did the cows ever do to you? Wait, why are they sacred anyway? Trigger Warning: Keep your finger off of it, until your sights are on the target – RULE 3 This article is a common sense (at least I think so) look, and thought-provoking approach to why we do Continue reading
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“Wherever you are, be all there.”
Article Written By: Leo H. Surprisingly, in many of the classes I’ve taught at the entry level (BLETC), there are students who really have no desire to be in the class. They attended simply because firing a “qualifying” score twice is one of the mandates associated with successful completion of the Basic Law Enforcement Training Continue reading
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Designing Qualification Courses
Article by: William G You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge. We have all heard that training is not qualification, and qualification is not training. However, in a lot of agencies, qualification is the only time the agency provides ammunition for the officers, and thus becomes defacto training. When the qualification Continue reading
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Reliability Testing
Article by: William G How reliable does your gun need to be? This can quickly go through the looking glass, and cause doubt. Doubt causes pause. Pause causes panic. Panic leads to bad decisions. Having a gun that you have proven reliable, helps give peace of mind, so you can live your life and not Continue reading
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Setting Up the Patrol Carbine
Article by: William G I have maintained for years all a Patrol Carbine (and it is a CARBINE – rhymes with Bar Wine. Just because it is chambered for a rifle caliber, does not make it a rifle. Most long guns deployed by law enforcement in the United States have a 16” or shorter barrel. Continue reading
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