He gives a lot of good info on mindset. In the situations I've been in throughout my life, everything he says about the topic is accurate and makes sense (IMO) even for a newbie to the industry. Of course, his military mindset is quite obvious so a lot of civilians may find it difficult to listen to him for long with the common use of military lingo and such.Not required but a good instructor with combat experience is a plus. Quite a few of our range staff attended Paul Howe's CSAT class and he has been to our range teaching. I wished I was able to attend the class. Some of the things he has taught has made it to our rifle in services. I would put his experience in Delta and with the Blackhawk Down battle as invaluable when it come to teaching rifle and handgun combat.