I had my hand surgery yesterday to get the hardware out, which allowed me to milk the opportunity to lay on the sofa and catch up on watching ‘Lone Survivor.’ What a great movie. I’ve heard a lot about this portrayal of Operation Red Wings and yes, it’s a MOVIE and some of the portrayed […]

AAR / Student Review  Course:      Combat Rifle Manipulation (CRM) Date(s):       30 May 2014 – 01 June 2014 Student:     Trapper Instructor:  Aaron As others have posted; the instruction and training that Aaron provided was First Class in every way! Safety was First and Foremost. Aaron was able to direct us in the different exercises and whether we were inexperienced with […]

The Alumni Weekend was a great success and we got a lot done; Jungle clearance, grilling, socializing and shooting. Thank you to all who showed up. We managed to clear out most of the valley that had been choked by felled trees with the construction of  the new road and square range. It is now a […]

The MVT Forum has been running for a couple of months now and is seeing a lot of traffic. I created the forum as a sort of offshoot to the blog that was intended to take on a life of its own – where I no longer had to moderate comments that had become whole conversations on […]

People do this really annoying thing – it’s called rescheduling, and occasionally cancelling. It’s left me with what were originally full upcoming classes, with some spaces available. I also want to draw your attention to the new Combat Rifle Manipulation (CRM) Class. We ran the first class last weekend and it, as well as the instructor […]

Student Review: TC3/RMP/CRCD by Rob I drove from Southern Illinois to West Virginia this past weekend to attend Max’s TC3/RMP/CRCD triad of classes. I’m sure glad I did. It was an enjoyable and valuable experience all around. Here are some of my thoughts and opinions: Combat Lifesaver (TC3) Class MVT’s bread and butter is weapons […]

The video below appeared on YouTube. It provides an opportunity for some battle inoculation and also analysis/comment. The following happens in the video, which is apparently of Al-Qaeda wiping out a rival militant encampment in Yemen: They have the rival camp under observation from the high ground, and are filming with a video camera. They […]

AAR / Student Review  Course:      Combat Rifle Manipulation (CRM) Date(s):       05.30 – 06.01.2014 Student:     Tater in SC Instructor:  Aaron I will not bore the reader with the course description and intent which are readily available on the MVT site.  In addition, those looking for exciting details of the skills taught and the drills performed should direct their attention to the […]

I’ve been away, just catching up with email. If you don’t receive an email tonight about the Alumni Weekend, and you told me you are coming, then email me please and I will send you the info. Thanks.

TC3/RMP and CRM Review I attended MVT (Max Velocity Training) classes May 30, 31 & June 1. This AAR (After Action Report) is a review of the three classes, some observations and recommendations for future students. Review TC3 was a four hour class that involved identifying and treatment, (in the correct order) of life threatening injuries, […]