"Amateurs obsess about guns and gear. They practice until they get it right. Professionals obsess about tactics and training. They practice until they cannot get it wrong. But logistics trump strategy in the long war." On the spectrum of prepping, what follows (particularly in Part Two) tends towards the more extreme end - scenarios in which crimin...
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Title: Basic M4 Carbine Course- Lesson 3 Type: Dry Practice (No live ammunition) Time: 2 hours Venue: Weapon Training Classroom Students: 12 Student Equipment: 12 X M4 Carbines 12 X USGI 30 round M4 magazines 6 X dummy 5.56mm rounds per student (72) Instructor Equipment:1 X M4 Carbine 2 X USGI M4 30 round magazines 6 X dummy 5.56mm rounds Assistant...
Our first TDG scenario, stripped of scene-setting color and context, presented the following problem: You are driving north from Laramie WY with your wife into a worsening spring snowstorm. On a snow packed and icy two-lane highway, an hour or more from the nearest town, with no other traffic in sight, you lose control, spin, and roll off the edge ...
Title: Basic M4 Carbine Course- Lesson 2 Type: Dry Practice (No live ammunition) Time: 2 hours Venue: Weapon Training Classroom Students: 12 Student Equipment:12 X M4 Carbines 12 X USGI 30 round M4 magazines Instructor Equipment:1 X M4 Carbine 1 X USGI 30 round M4 magazines 3 X dummy 5.56mm rounds 1 X M4 Carbine cleaning kit complete with solvents ...
This article describes an easy and effective technique for developing your ability to make good decisions under stress. Many of our previous posts have "painted the picture" of some of the challenges we face, and presented tactics, techniques, and concepts that can help you get through them successfully. But they're just words on paper. You need pr...
Title: Basic M4 Carbine Course- Lesson 1 Type: Dry Practice (No live ammunition) Time: 1 hour Venue: Weapon Training Classroom Students: 12 Student Equipment: 12 X M4 Carbines 12 X USGI 30 round M4 magazines 30 X dummy 5.56mm rounds per student (360) Instructor Equipment: 1 X M4 Carbine 1 X USGI 30 round M4 magazine 30 X dummy 5.56mm rounds 1 X Civ...
Title: Basic M4 Carbine Course Overview Type: Lecture (No live ammunition) Time: 1 hour (30 minutes for presentation, remaining 30 minutes for ice breaker personal introductions and students retrieving any equipment for next lesson) Venue: Weapon Training Classroom Students: 12 Student Equipment: None Instructor Equipment: Coffee and donuts Assista...
INTRODUCTION In Part 5 of this series, we'll address some of the specific requirements of defending a community against violent threats in an uncertain future. These caveats apply: We cannot anticipate every situation and environment, so we will not descend too far into specifics, instead relying on concepts and principles that are broadly applicab...
Type: Practice (live ammunition) Time: 1 hour Venue: Title: Basic Pistol Course- Lesson 11 Range and classroom Students: 12 Student Equipment: Instructor Equipment: Assistant Instructors (AI'S): 2 (Names) PRELIMINARY ACTIVITIES: Prior to arrival of students: - Write lesson title on board. - Set up classroom chairs. - Layout NA - Safety check all we...
In the first three parts of this series, we discussed several conditions and prerequisites for community defense - the WHERE, WHAT, WHEN, and WHO. The last topic encompassed recruiting, organization, and leadership in general terms, focusing mostly upon preparatory measures that ought to be undertaken before and in anticipation of a crisis. Now we'...
