This. In addition, back in the day, I was involved in some training while in the military, and we ALWAYS wore eye and ear protection.
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This. In addition, back in the day, I was involved in some training while in the military, and we ALWAYS wore eye and ear protection.
no disrespect but must of the 90's safety glasses was not widely used i can link hundreds of video and troops around weapons training not wearing them .....now in the last 10 years it standard to wear and use
lol yeah... but most of them were probably officers
Ya this site really sucks. It's so awful we are averaging 1000 new members a month. Sorry you won't be here to see 20,000
lol yeah... but most of them were probably officers
while the students certainly enjoyed themselves, the actual value of the event was minimal and they [the students] left with an inflated sense of their abilities
I haven't typed all of this to bash anyone but, as has been noted, after 15 pages of discussion there are a number of folks who simply do not have a framework to understand what some of us see in this video.
Duely noted Gents...
My advice to you sir is to train with other outfit(s) before you go back to RDT. Get a feeling for what others do. Then you may make more educated decisions on how to train and who to train with.
This is not directed against RTD. We all jump around with in our training. My first instructors emphasized this. I have tried to follow that direction.
Agreed Kidd.
I also use an analogy of "going to war" when someone is fighting, say, cancer. "Your are going to war with this disease and in war you don't JUST use tanks or JUST use grenades, you use everything at your disposal". (I tend to gravitate towards alternative medicine for some things as well as "modern medicine".)
Oh, and Sam and BW, if you read my other posts you will see that I said a couple times that I was hoping the vid would HELP get more people to train. And one gentleman (sorry but if I go back and look for his name I'm afraid I'll wipe out this letter. My apologies to him!) also mentioned that even tho all the talk was about safety, he just thought it would be fun!! It was, as well as educational. THAT is, again, what I have been trying to promote from the very beginning!!!!!! You're preaching to the choir brothers. The only thing that holds me back from LOTS more is the same as pretty much everyone else - Funds. It's also why I really like IDPA. It's definitely not as intense as "training" per se but, it keeps you familiar with your weapon and muscle memory. And every time it is a different scenerio so you get even more versed. Plus, it's only $15.00 and about 90 rounds.
So whether you liked the aspects of safety in that video or not, I thought it definitely showed that it was also fun. It was totally and always intended to promote training. Period. I just hope it didn't sour anyone to it. I kinda doubt it but, ya never know.
P.S. Thanx for the "sir" in your post bw but, I was enlisted.
...The only thing that holds me back from LOTS more is the same as pretty much everyone else - Funds. It's also why I really like IDPA. It's definitely not as intense as "training" per se but, it keeps you familiar with your weapon...