Training and Force Multipliers
Buying gear is easy. Training is the key. It doesn't come from Walmart. Or vendors on the internet.
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Posted by M4C member Diz:
You know it’s funny, as I sat here contemplating this thread, I was thinking there is a Walmart not far from my house, where I could conceivably walk in with a credit card and buy everything I needed to survive and fight. A nice AR, ammo, food, water, boots, clothing and equipment. It might not be the best brand out there but it would do. Practically speaking, if the shit hit the fan, and you could make it to any good outdoor gear store, you would have most everything you would need to survive. But the knowledge and wisdom to use that stuff can’t be picked up overnight, as it were. So why are we so wrapped up in what we can so easily obtain, and overlooking that which will be priceless?
A man once said, if it’s my life I’m talking about, I don’t mind paying $400.00 for a pair of boots. Well, I would change that to if it’s my life I’m talking about, I don’t mind paying $400.00 for the training I’m gonna need.
http://maxvelocitytactical.com/2014/...-pro/#comments
This is from a thread on what ammo to stash.
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Originally Posted by
markm
Other than a handful of pistol ammo on rimfire here and there... I only stash .223. I'm as streamline as it gets.
If things keep going south, the carbine/rifle are all that will matter.
"If things keep going south" what kind of carbine/rifle training do you need to have acquired?
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Originally Posted by
Jellybean
Have been to one of his CRCD classes, along with at least one other member here.
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"Fantasy camp"? No. The thing is, he gears it so that *almost* anyone can attend (as long as you have a modicum of mobility, didn't buy your first gun yesterday, and aren't 400 pounds overweight) and get something out of it (even if it's just how out of shape you are... :laugh: ), so you get out what you put in. Also, his CRCD classes are the ultra-basic stuff- kind of like "carbine 1" for team tactics- crawl mode if you will. Which is where 90% of people need to start anyway, even though he has started a more advanced "patrol" class which builds on the things learned in CRCD, as well as getting people further out of their comfort zone.
Which, imo, were the big takeaways- how big of a force multiplier working effectively as a team can be for you (and a bit of a reality check when you realize how ****ed you are if you're up against people with hostile intent working as a team- or just plain outnumbering you-the folks that think like those on the prepper shows haven't got a clue....), and how much work needs to be put into actually BEING effective with/as a team- both physically, and because you can't just do it once and be GTG. You need seriously dedicated people. It may also cause one to rethink their gear setup...
How long do you think this sort of training is going to be available the average citizen? While many tolerate (and, in some cases, make money from) skill at arms for individuals, they are very uncomfortable with mere citizens having the sort of training described above. Especially when "things keep going south."
