Land Nav June 8-9 Simply put, Max’s 2 day Land Nav course is well worth your time of commitment and expense. I have been interested in land nav for quite some time and have done a lot of reading on the subject matter and even took a basic course. I mainly used map reading for […]

People have been sending me links to various posts exhibiting the Brandon Smith/Oathkeepers thermal suit. This is no surprise to me because I was aware that they were attempting to develop one. There is a reason that when I developed the MVT Shield I stayed with the tarp/poncho concept. I explain that on the MVT […]

This was my first experience with MVT and land navigation. The class is informal yet professional, which I felt made it comfortable. Max is approachable with questions and a quality instructor. He cares that you learn and learn you will. Keep your ears and mind open. Military equipment and techniques are covered in theory, but […]

The new class that has been added, ‘Civilian Close Combat,‘ is a two day square range class that replaces the Combat Rifle Class. The first class is scheduled on July 11/12. This is the class for those who wish to train in good solid basics for defense and survival in varied environments, which could include […]

This is a two day class designed for the beginning and intermediate level shooter, but appropriate for all levels. The goal of Civilian Close Combat (C3) is to  give you the essential skills for defense of yourself and your loved ones in varied tactical environments. It will give you an excellent grounding in the skill sets required for a […]

On the back of reading comments on a forum post in the Alumni section, on the ‘proper wear’ of the various MVT patches, what do you think of these proposed additions to the MVT Rifleman & Vanguard patches? Note: these would be in addition to the current patches given out for Rifleman / Vanguard.   […]

A little background on myself first. I am a retired U.S. Army Infantry First Sergeant, with several deployments during my career. I started following the blog several months ago. I had originally signed up for the Combat 2 gun that was cancelled. Max asked if I wanted to take the CTT (Combat Team Tactics) class. […]

Yeah. I watched that movie with the kids. ‘Into the Woods’. Cue a little song that will not leave your brain, Little Red Riding Hood skipping along with a basket of sweetbread, singing “Into the Woods, Into the Woods…and home before dark….”…etc. Well there were some comments recently at class that many suburbanites are actually […]

  AAR for June 2015 CTT I feel fortunate to have been able to attend CTT and consider it to be the best training that I have ever attended. The MVT ranges were top notch.  Most parts of the country do not have the terrain features to build ranges like those at MVT.  The terrain […]

  These days, with the cost of living rising slowly but surely, those of us who live according to budgets really have to be quite selective when it comes to handing out spare funds for training. I do not have the free time and extra money to train nearly as much as I would like […]