How Much Training Have You Had? - Page 2

nlghthawk · June 15th, 2008, 07:43 PM

Military
Private Security Course
Texas Certification of Law Enforcement Standards and Education course
Military again

Sergeant Mac · June 15th, 2008, 10:22 PM

Training:
Army Basic
Army MP School
Colorado Springs Armed Security Course
Nebraska Law Enforcement Basic Certification Course
Nebraska Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor Course

Experience:
8 years US Army
2 years private security
14 years municipal police
....and about 25 years of just plain shootin'

SIXTO · June 15th, 2008, 11:58 PM

Gosh, I dunno where to begin or how to break it down.

I started with all the NRA foo foo fluffy stuff when I was still in school for the fun of it, my buddies Dad taught all that stuff on weekends, so I had an in.

Then I went into the military, and that became my job; Teaching the real deal CQB to the guys and gals who use it everyday. That was a long road getting that assignment and took a lot of training and real world learning on the job to get there. It was a neat job though, all the big boys with the Hollywood type acronym names in the military came to us to learn how to run a pistol... good stuff.

Then, I did a short stint teaching my own classes to local L.E. as a side business... I quickly found out its tough to make a living on a shooting range. So, I became an LEO myself and continued my side business for over ten years now.

As an LEO, I've been able to attend the best schools there are and work with the most impressive operators. I usually get to go to two to four weeks a year of firearms stuff, and bring it all back to regurgitate what I've learned to everyone else.

I've found that most of my learning happens when I'm showing somebody else what I've learned, so I keep doing just that.

So, I really don't know how much training I've had but I do know I've got myself into a never ending cycle thats a lot of fun.

matiki · June 16th, 2008, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SIXTO

I've found that most of my learning happens when I'm showing somebody else what I've learned, so I keep doing just that.

+1... one of life's universal truths...

I'm glad you mentioned this, I make an effort to train/cross-train with a group of folks who run in different circles for this very reason. Showing each other what we learned elsewhere helps a hell of a lot.

max7777 · June 16th, 2008, 12:51 AM

5.5 day general pistol
5 day general rifle

BAC · June 16th, 2008, 08:23 AM

Just finished my first official training the first weekend of this month. Perroni Tactical Training Academy, 2-day Advanced Handgun Course I, by Mr. Tom Perroni. Excellent class; wrote up an AAR for it but haven't got around to posting it here yet. This fall I have another handgun course lined up at S2 Institute with Tim O'Rourke.

Rifle... might be a while. Apparently books and tuition cost money.

-B

4my son · June 16th, 2008, 01:34 PM

Well, my father was a former MP who taught me how to shoot pistols, rifles, and shotguns all through my childhood.

Formal training began with hunter safety course which involved some firearms specifics at age 12.
8 hrs of classroom on VA laws and restrictions of CHP
Handgun 1, 3 hrs classroom, 5 hrs range
Handgun 2, 8 hrs range
Handgun adv, 24 hrs range, 8 hrs lowlight
30+ years of hunting and shooting.

More classes when funds permit, until then, keep practicing, reading, and home training.

AzQkr · June 16th, 2008, 05:01 PM

Not enough bandwidth here to list the formal training I've been given in firearms, edged weapons, sticks, H2h, UC work/raids/operations, counter-terrorism, surveillance, executive protection since 1969.

39 years of training with professionals in all manner of disciplines, the list grows longer every year.

Brownie

Thumper · June 16th, 2008, 05:31 PM

I've spent a few years in the Marine Corps, been a LEO and was an assistant range instructor while there. I've shot more ammo than I can count but as far as training, I'm serious when I say not enough.

I have 4 day class scheduled toward the end of this year and am already trying to plan for more. Practice is getting harder to make happen with gas and ammo prices climbing and good instruction is expensive too.

Still, I can't seem to ever feel like I've had enough.

uakaos · June 16th, 2008, 05:38 PM

4HRS basic handgun
8hrs close range
8hrs room clearing & sweeping
16hrs partner and cover
10hrs advanced tactical (running in heat)
4hrs arm & disarm tactics
been hunting all my life

June 15th, 2008, 11:58 PM	#13
SIXTO VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: At home Posts: 8,787	Gosh, I dunno where to begin or how to break it down. I started with all the NRA foo foo fluffy stuff when I was still in school for the fun of it, my buddies Dad taught all that stuff on weekends, so I had an in. Then I went into the military, and that became my job; Teaching the real deal CQB to the guys and gals who use it everyday. That was a long road getting that assignment and took a lot of training and real world learning on the job to get there. It was a neat job though, all the big boys with the Hollywood type acronym names in the military came to us to learn how to run a pistol... good stuff. Then, I did a short stint teaching my own classes to local L.E. as a side business... I quickly found out its tough to make a living on a shooting range. So, I became an LEO myself and continued my side business for over ten years now. As an LEO, I've been able to attend the best schools there are and work with the most impressive operators. I usually get to go to two to four weeks a year of firearms stuff, and bring it all back to regurgitate what I've learned to everyone else. I've found that most of my learning happens when I'm showing somebody else what I've learned, so I keep doing just that. So, I really don't know how much training I've had but I do know I've got myself into a never ending cycle thats a lot of fun. __________________ Only in America .....do we use the word 'politics' to describe the process so well: 'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'.

June 16th, 2008, 12:51 AM	#15
max7777 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: denver Posts: 80	5.5 day general pistol 5 day general rifle __________________ Support your local gun shop.

June 16th, 2008, 01:34 PM	#17
4my son Distinguished Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Out side of Richmond, VA Posts: 1,435	Well, my father was a former MP who taught me how to shoot pistols, rifles, and shotguns all through my childhood. Formal training began with hunter safety course which involved some firearms specifics at age 12. 8 hrs of classroom on VA laws and restrictions of CHP Handgun 1, 3 hrs classroom, 5 hrs range Handgun 2, 8 hrs range Handgun adv, 24 hrs range, 8 hrs lowlight 30+ years of hunting and shooting. More classes when funds permit, until then, keep practicing, reading, and home training. __________________ "fundamental principle of American law that a government and its agents are under no general duty to provide public services, such as police protection, to any individual citizen." [Warren v. District of Columbia,(D.C. Ct. of Ap., 1981)] If I have to explain it, you wouldn't understand

June 16th, 2008, 05:01 PM	#18
AzQkr Distinguished Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In the Superstitions Posts: 1,207	Not enough bandwidth here to list the formal training I've been given in firearms, edged weapons, sticks, H2h, UC work/raids/operations, counter-terrorism, surveillance, executive protection since 1969. 39 years of training with professionals in all manner of disciplines, the list grows longer every year. Brownie __________________ The mind is the limiting factor http://www.threatfocused.com/forums/index.php

June 16th, 2008, 05:31 PM	#19
Thumper VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,328	I've spent a few years in the Marine Corps, been a LEO and was an assistant range instructor while there. I've shot more ammo than I can count but as far as training, I'm serious when I say not enough. I have 4 day class scheduled toward the end of this year and am already trying to plan for more. Practice is getting harder to make happen with gas and ammo prices climbing and good instruction is expensive too. Still, I can't seem to ever feel like I've had enough. __________________ ALWAYS carry! - NEVER tell!

June 15th, 2008, 07:43 PM	#11
nlghthawk Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 47	Military Private Security Course Texas Certification of Law Enforcement Standards and Education course Military again

June 15th, 2008, 10:22 PM	#12
Sergeant Mac Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 616	Training: Army Basic Army MP School Colorado Springs Armed Security Course Nebraska Law Enforcement Basic Certification Course Nebraska Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor Course Experience: 8 years US Army 2 years private security 14 years municipal police ....and about 25 years of just plain shootin'

June 16th, 2008, 08:23 AM	#16
BAC Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 993	Just finished my first official training the first weekend of this month. Perroni Tactical Training Academy, 2-day Advanced Handgun Course I, by Mr. Tom Perroni. Excellent class; wrote up an AAR for it but haven't got around to posting it here yet. This fall I have another handgun course lined up at S2 Institute with Tim O'Rourke. Rifle... might be a while. Apparently books and tuition cost money. -B

June 16th, 2008, 05:38 PM	#20
uakaos Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: reno nevada Posts: 152	4HRS basic handgun 8hrs close range 8hrs room clearing & sweeping 16hrs partner and cover 10hrs advanced tactical (running in heat) 4hrs arm & disarm tactics been hunting all my life __________________ "An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it."

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