Following on from the student review on the combined CRCD / Combat Patrol Class by Wattage, I am going to let you know about some changes/updates to the Combat Patrol Class. These came about following the Cadre AAR after the class. CRCD is a prerequisite for the Combat Patrol class. Combat Patrol can either be […]

Max: Wattage already reviewed the initial day of the class: Student Review: Combat Lifesaver (TC3) June 28: Wattage Student Review: Rifle Manipulation Primer (RMP) 28 June: Wattage Student Review: Night Optical Device Firing (NODF) June 28: Wattage Note that after 1 September there have been some changes: CRCD has gone to 3 days, Combat Patrol […]

CRCD Review June 20, 2014 Having done the three classes on Friday (TC3/RMP + NODF), I admittedly was a little tired beginning the Saturday class of CRCD.  We met in the parking lot at O dark thirty and Max began to shuttle us up to the training area. (Max: This was the first NODF class, which overran more […]

HERE Above: Prototype in testing. This is a 5′ x 7′ version. The production version will be 6′ x 8′.

I have seen a lot out there about steel ballistic rifle plates. I’m not happy about it. I get the gist of it – cheap plates so you can afford to have body armor. ‘Patriot Plates’ as they are called. However, the problem I am seeing is that these plates are now being touted as […]

Night Optical Device Firing (NODF) NODF- This class is INSANE awesome.  First off, I don’t know of another place in the entire country that is teaching this class!  Aaron, Max and Chris all instructed this class and taught us how to properly adjust our Night Vision gear, helmets and use them.   Then we headed to […]

Max: Rifle Manipulation Primer (RMP) is discontinued after September 1. The Combat Lifesaver (TC3) that currently happens that same day will move to the day before as  an optional standalone 8 hour class. RMP will now be subsumed into the first day of the new 3 day Combat Rifle / Contact Drills (CRCD) class. The […]

Max: This class was the 4 hour version that goes along with RMP in the afternoon. Please note that after September 1 2014, the TC3 will go to a standalone 8 hour class and CRCD goes to 3 days. RMP is subsumed withing CRCD. This post explains: ***New MVT Class Structure*** Student Review: Wattage TC3- This […]

The use of CS gas in break contact drills is something that I have started to become aware of as a reality out there on the interwebz. Frankly I am perplexed. It is not something that I have ever considered doing in my professional career as a soldier. I’m wondering where this is coming from. […]

You may not have caught this, but I have updated the Training Cadre page to reflect Aaron & Chris. Here is the text: AARON Aaron has been in the US army for over 10 years with multiple combat tours to both Iraq and Afghanistan. He has experience in both conventional and Special Operations within the US […]