Citizen Close Combat (C3) Many of you alumni may be wondering if this course is worth going to.  Let me answer that up front with a hell yes.  This course was awesome.  The amount of stuff I learned was staggering.  Things I didn’t even know, I didn’t know, as the saying goes.  It is the perfect […]

COMBAT RIFLE SKILLS We have the first Combat Rifle Skills Class running on November 7-8. This is an updated version of the old Combat Rifle class that we are bringing back online. This is an intensive square range based carbine class designed to develop confidence and competency in both your weapon handling and marksmanship skills. […]

First rounds on the new square range: check zero! Weapon manipulation: buddy created malfunction clearance! Facing / ‘Ready Up’ drills: For an intensive weekend of combat rifle training like this, see the new Combat Rifle Skills Class, first one November 7-8.

I have just updated the Class Information packet to restrict ammunition for classes to FMJ only. So no: Penetrator, steel core, armor piercing, M855, tracer or similar. Such ammo will cause damage to the ranges and electronic target systems. We have sustained some damage to the targets in the past due to rounds striking the […]

Combat Patrol 18-20 September 2015 D Close All of us are going to die. We do have some control over the time and maybe even the means. As the growing abyss beckons, it becomes clear that there will be fewer to pick over the scraps of our rapidly decaying civilization. Would you like to at […]

COMBAT RIFLE SKILLS During the AAR after this last weekend’s Combat Patrol Class, the penny dropped. Background: We have been lacking that ‘basic class’ designed to improve competency and confidence, something that wives and kids would be happy going on, newer shooters, until confidence has been built to go out into the scary woods on […]

Here is the link to the class page. The 5 day Combat Team Tactics / Mobility Class 17-21 February 2016 still has places available. The 6 day Combat Team Tactics / Combat Patrol Class 23-28 February 2016 is currently full. Here is the video from the 2015 Combat Team Tactics / Mobility Class:

The Critical Question of Accountability By Lee In my last blog post we brought up some of the finer details of Small Unit Tactics that are overlooked by those who have little experience with real life employment of SUT.  A challenge was brought up over the acceptability of changing “buddy pairs” on the fly.  The […]

Square Range 2 is almost complete, firing line and rest areas to be added: It’ll be online for next weekends Combat Team Tactics  (CTT) & Citizen Close Combat (C3) Classes. First Sergeant and I were just out there today setting it up while getting ready for Combat Patrol this weekend. CTT next weekend is full, […]