There have been numerous comments, for example in the ‘Out In the Woods‘ post, concerning winter clothing and equipment, sleeping equipment, and gear requirements, for the Combat Patrol Class, the first one of which is running on January 18 thru 20 2014. Given that is is a requirement to have attended CRCD prior to attending the […]

D-Close: In the middle, above. AAR “Operation Winter Palace” 14/15 Dec 2013 Those in the partisan/prepper training business must have some understanding of the fickle nature of their participants. They balance the needs of family, finances and liberty to obtain training that might possibly save their own lives and the lives of others. There is […]

  Walking in a Winter Wonderland Max Velocity Tactical -Dec 14/15, 2013 On the face of it, driving 600 miles in mid-December to spend two days running around in the snow in mountainous West Virginia sounds a bit ridiculous.  Add in live firing of high power rounds simultaneously with multiple strangers in a three dimensional […]

This was my 2nd trip to Max’s range. All previous comments listed in my previous AAR still apply http://maxvelocitytactical.com/2013/11/aar-nov-910-2013-crcd-f-anon/ My previous review covers the tactical curriculum with some detail and for those mostly interested in a critique of the training content please see my previous AAR liked above.  I had some questions about gear in this […]

It turned out to be a great weekend, despite some challenges getting everyone up to the site on the Saturday morning. Here are some far from professional photos, to give you a flavor, taken on phones. We can, and will, train in bad weather! As usual, a great group, several of whom were returning students. […]

I’m out at the training site, posting by phone, in preparation for this weekend’s CRCD class. Full blog service will resume on Tuesday. Or maybe sooner if I get a burning urge to write on a topic. In the meantime, after our little foray into paranoia, let’s get back to tactics. I invite you to […]

Yes, I know. More on Rhodesia. It’s only because I wish I had not been born too late to enlist in the Rhodesian Light Infantry. However, be careful what you wish for, because I appear to be just in time to enlist in the Free American Light Infantry (FALI). Coming soon to a neighborhood near […]

Not a racial war, a war against international communist terrorism:   Live Hard. Die Free. Max

I posted HERE about ‘The Squad – Size & Organization‘. I advocated for a squad size of twelve or thirteen, with three four man teams. This generated a healthy discussion in comments. I am following up with this post in order to give you more depth on the WHY. There is a method to the […]

A reader sent me this link to a long thread at Small Wars Council. Honestly, I groaned inwardly: I haven’t read the thread in its entirety. However I’m going to take the opportunity to comment on squad size and organization. The topic of squad size and organization is a big one, with lots of opinions, […]