I have been taking notes on the feedback people have been giving me in blog comments. I am now doing the MVT thing, as well as writing (Sequel to Patriot Dawn) full time, so there are no excuses. I am about to introduce the Combat Patrol Class (first class 18-20 January, 3 places remaining) which […]

I just received my Arktis B110 windproof smock a couple of days ago. I have blogged previously about the smock concept HERE (which links to the other previous posts on this concept!). The smock is excellent quality. It is an improvement on the issue smock that I am used to. Below is a photo of the […]

Celtic Woman – The Voice  (H/T BattlefieldUSA) Lo there do I see my father, Lo there do I see my mother, my Sisters and my brothers , Lo there do I see the line of my people, back to the beginning. Lo, they do call me, they bid me take my place among them, in […]

I have updated the Class Schedule HERE to include more classes up to December 2014. The classes in the previous schedule are still there, and those of you that are booked on them remain booked. I have added: Additional Combat Rifle / Contact Drills (CRCD) Classes. Additional Combat Patrol Classes. New: Combined Five Day Classes. CRCD is a prerequisite […]

Just received from Greg: Thoughts after participating in Snowmageddon CRCD class (Dec 14/15). This was my favorite class of last 30 years. I have no military experience so team training is hard to come by, but individual training is as easy as 1,2,3: Get out of bed. Socks, underwear, and camo pants. Camo shirt, elbow pads, […]

I have posted some information on this class HERE. This class is open to CRCD alumni only. I currently have 8 confirmed bookings on this inaugural Combat Patrol Class, and a whole bunch talking about it! I am more than happy with that, it gives me an 8 man squad, two 4 man teams. I have […]

I frequently get asked if I am available to travel somewhere, like Texas, or the PNW, to run  a  class. I am guilty of not putting in enough effort to follow up on these inquiries. This is remiss of me, considering that this is my job now. My reasoning has been this: I do advertise […]

There has been some recent chit chat about training: methods and purpose and all that. In various locations and in the comments on the Enemies Foreign and Domestic vs. Patriot Dawn post. Some would have you think it is a complicated matter. My intent today is to make it simple; it is a subject that mainly is just misunderstood, […]

No, this isn’t the post you expected it to be. It’s not really about Matt Bracken’s Enemies Foreign and Domestic (EFAD) being better or worse than my Patriot Dawn (PD). I am coming late to Bracken’s books. I finished EFAD on Christmas day. Quite simply, I loved it. What a great book! I couldn’t recommend […]

Guest post from Doc, who was referred to in several of the recent AAR’s for the concurrent activity class he presented on TC3 during the Jungle Walk time slot on the  Dec 14/15 CRCD; While attending a CRCD class, I noticed that the majority of participants were reloading mags from loose ammo in cans or boxes.  While this is […]