Regarding the Ambush ‘Debate’: VIDEO

Regarding this post: *Facepalm*: re-complicating counter-ambush drills: Here is a video of s soldier going forward, alone, into enemy machine-gun fire. Thankfully, it was not at closer range/more accurate. Here is what he said about the incident: “I got a hit a total of 4 times. My helmet cam died and I made it down […]

Updates / Finesse to the MVT Rifleman Challenge: 2-Miler & Shooting

We have run some beta testing of the MVT Rifleman Challenge shooting and 2-Miler standards. This weekend Aaron is running the first Combat 2 Gun (C2G) class at the Velocity Training Center (VTC) and we ran the students through the shoot. Three of them volunteered to run the 2-Miler at the VTC beforehand which also […]

Training Class Question – Feedback Requested

On June 5-7 we have a Combat Team Tactics (CTT) Class (Friday to Sunday). We have a Combat Rifle (CR) Class also running the same weekend, June 6-7 (Saturday/Sunday). We are getting close enough that bookings are starting to come  in for that weekend. I have a student booked onto the CTT class that weekend […]

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Student Review: Combat Team Tactics, January 2015 + NODF + Bonus Photos: Benny

After Action Review: Max Velocity Combat Team Tactics, January 2015: Benny Above: Benny at his day job   I’m currently serving in the United States Army on Active Duty. I attended the January CTT class and will put to paper my thoughts on the course in an attempt to answer questions that other Veterans and […]

What is the Drake Method? Rhodesian Cover Shooting (The Drake Method)

  I have mentioned in a couple of previous posts the Rhodesian method of ‘cover shooting’ (The Drake Method). In response to that, a reader sent me a link to a good article on it. I am going to provide that link, some excerpts, and commentary. Main article Link:Rhodesian Cover or Drake Shooting – Small […]

MVT Rifleman Challenge: The Shooting Standard

MVT RIFLEMAN CHALLENGE DETAIL I had maybe two or three commenters express their concern over the shooting standards laid down for the MVT Rifleman Challenge – and there therefore may be others who are also silently concerned. I aim to address that in this post. The shooting standard of the MVT Rifleman Challenge is as follows: […]

Your Training Plan: Recommendations on Progression

My observations of the ‘prepper/liberty’ movement tell me that in many cases there is a reality gap between intent and capability. This is often compounded by the age factor. In this post I am going to talk about training progression. I will use training that we offer at MVT as examples, but ultimately it doesn’t […]

Sensible Commentary on ‘American Sniper’ – The Havok Hournal

I found an article over at The Havok Journal, sitting in my FaceBook feed this morning. An American (Sniper) Hero Must be a Reluctant One – The Havok Journal It’s the first sensible commentary I have seen. Between the liberal nutjobs and the right wing flag wavers it has been hard to see any sensible commentary. […]

Student Review: Combat Team Tactics Class 1501, Jan 16-18 + NODF review: Pinky

AAR for Combat Team Tactics (CTT) class 1501, January 16-18th.  Including bonus material, NODF review. I previously attended CRCD in 2013 and also Combat Patrol in late October 2014.  I am a firm believer in “perishable skills” as it pertains to many things, particularly things that leverage muscle memory and hand/eye coordination. I am also […]