I had two spaces available on the Rifle Skills / Combat Team Tactics classes next week (September 15-18), and I just had a cancellation due to a job interview. So I now have 3. I recently had surgery and due to recovery I’m limited in my activity, so to keep quality of instruction and safety […]

TEXAS CLASSES 2017 LINK There are 3 (4) classes available in Texas in February / March 2017. This will be the third year we have run classes and since the first CTT / Mobility class in 2015 the class offerings have evolved. The classes are listed below. I notice that the Combat Patrol (CP) class […]

As previously announced HERE, Intelligence Studies on the MVT Forum have now begun with the posting of a practical IPB exercise. Participation is required in order to learn. From the original announcement: In line with the planned expansion of services on the MVT Forum following the new subscription plans @ $25 per year (7 cents per […]

MVT TRAINING CALENDAR _______________ Upcoming class spaces through the end of the year: September 15 – 18: Rifle Skills / Combat Team Tactics: 2 spaces available. October 1 – 2: Force on Force Team Tactics: 1 space available.  October 13 – 16: Combat Patrol: Space available. I have posted about this: ‘Why you need the Combat […]

This video is interesting for a number of reasons. The weapon systems and environment may be unfamiliar, but there is a lot to learn. At Combat Team Tactics (CTT) I explain to people that we are teaching drills for break contact. The drills give you a reaction and a way for the team to break […]

2017 Classes 2017 Classes are announced and are available for booking. A number of places have been filed, but availability remains. Classes take place on a large private ranch close to Brady, Texas. The ranch offers excellent training land. There is a comfortable hunting lodge at the ranch which is the main accommodation option of […]

Some of you will have noticed that the MVT Forum has gone to  $25 per year subscription service. Many have not. I have recently been going through the user list, deleting spam profiles, and sending emails out to those who were previously members but who have not yet signed up. It leads to some interesting responses, […]

The Combat Patrol (CP) Class has been through a couple of adjustments to the current 4 day format. I’m very excited with the current format of this class. I am often asked about the best order to take classes in. Combat Team Tactics (CTT) is in effect ‘basic training’ and will set you up for the […]

Diz is the MVT Gear Designer, former USMC, with many years (30+?) in the gear game. This post was brought on as a(nother) reaction to the recent blog post ‘Banning Chinese Made Web Gear.‘ Nothing will cause more engagement from readers than gear. Partly, this is because purchasing gear is as far as an individual’s knowledge […]

This new planning task follows directly from the previous planning task, Squad Hasty Attack. You will need to read through that task in order to get the scenario. I have written this new task as a series of slides. The assumption is that you decided to go left flanking. In the first series of slides […]