Curtis -- the training is VERY intensive… long grinding days… and I was exhausted by the end of each day. Well worth ANYONE'S time to take this type of training!
We did do room clearing - and as Vince referred to it - "slicing the pie" - and the kill tunnels such as doorways to other rooms etc. How to enter - how to search - how to think - how to defend…
None of it makes you an expert - what it does do is shows you how little you know - but is a great base to build on if you're in to this sort of knowledge and skill.
Lunches and after class time (after 5pm) there were excellent discussions on morals - ethics - legal - planning - etc which are all great topics you need to think about BEFORE ever having to use such lethal force.
VINCE ---
What you say is very true - you can not always defend from a surprise attack. That really wasn't what the discussion was about. Nobody is 100% safe. Nobody should walk around paranoid either. That would depend on where you live - where you are - time of day - and on and on…. They worked on us with this thinking (zones actually) about being in what zone depending on what/time/surroundings etc. About not going to the "white zone" (being totally unaware of what's going on around you)… but that is also totally unrealistic for most people that are happy just living their lives. I, for one, am not walking around in yellow zone all day every day.
This stuff is like track days -- the average guy is not driving a car on track very often… it can be MONTHS between events for the average guy. Taking classes and learning - doesn't make a guy A J Foyt…. The average guy is not being trained or dry firing - or practicing malfunction drills… or room clearing. If you (not you - but any YOU) are - and you're not a cop or in the defense business - I'd say you're a bit whacked… and my guess is that the average guy will forget everything he's taught if presented with an actual situation. I still believe it's my DUTY of ownership - to get some basic training and do some basic practice and skill building and try to keep relatively proficient.
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