I attended the September 14/15 session of Max’s CRCD course. Of the 12 participants, almost all were career civilians like myself with a few military veterans.  It was a good group that was motivated to learn. We all had a similar focus – to prepare ourselves to protect our families from danger. I came in with a […]

As if he was reading my mind, I promise no collusion with this AAR and my post today: (BTW: no photos from this weekend) ——————— Course:  CRCD  Combat Rifle/ Contact Drill Background: 55 y/o civilian with no .mil experience. I took the class to expand my experiences with my AR beyond the square range and […]

I’m fresh back from my latest training weekend. It was a good and enjoyable class, meeting good people as usual. A little more challenging for me with a wider ability gap among attendees than previously, making me work to tailor the lanes to individual abilities. Cookie-cutter training simply would not have worked. The additional target […]

I have added PATROL classes to the updated class schedule for 2014 HERE. More details will be forthcoming for these classes. In the meantime, a heads up: In summary: The PATROL classes are open to alumni from the CRCD (open enrollment Combat Rifle / Contact Drills classes). These will be three day classes at a […]

James + 2. Snail mail booking received. Slots reserved as requested. Thanks. MV

I posted yesterday about the ‘interruption in service’ due to my ongoing house move. I simply haven’t had time for the usual blog posts this week. I usually post in response to a question, a thought, and reflection or similar that gives me an idea that I expand into a blog post. My mind has […]

I’m currently in the middle of moving house, so blog service is a little interrupted.  The training weekend is going ahead on the 14th as planned. We have made the decision to move out of our HOA townhouse, operated by the Stasi collective, to a lease on a rather more run down place with a […]

There was a recent article published on WRSA (HERE), a guest article from the Mountain Guerrilla blog. Reading it along with the original article that explains the concept of Leaderless Resistance (LR) (HERE), I am moved to comment. It is not that the linked article is wrong; it is more a question of relevance and […]

I was recently asked a question in an email, from a guy who has bought a full set of Patriot Plates and is looking for a decent, modestly priced, plate carrier,. He says: “So I have purchased a set of Patriot Plates. Front and Back 10 x 12. Sides 6 x 8. I feel fairly […]

As second course student I will give a short and concise review of the benefits of taking the course multiple times. Other students did a fantastic job of detailing the multiple benefits of a new student and I feel there is little I can add to what they said.  On the second time running the […]