{"id":894,"date":"2019-09-03T08:04:39","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T08:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/?p=894"},"modified":"2020-06-29T16:41:37","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T16:41:37","slug":"do-you-need-tactical-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/do-you-need-tactical-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Need &#8220;Tactical Training&#8221;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Is Tactical Training Right For The Armed Citizen?<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In my previous career as a blogger, I gained a measure of notoriety for decrying so-called \u201cTactical Training\u201d for the average civilian gun owner. You know the type of training I\u2019m talking about. It\u2019s normally advertised with videos featuring image after image of men in plate carriers bailing out of trucks, forming a stack outside of a door, and rapidly entering a structure. The soundtrack for the video is usually high-energy heavy metal music. All the while, the instructor\u2019s credentials as a high-speed, low drag operator are highlighted as the reason YOU need to take this course RIGHT NOW So you can defend yourself, your loved ones, and your freedoms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/square_range.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-magnific_type=\"image\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-900 size-medium\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/square_range-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"pinpoint accuracy is essential in the world of tactical training\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/square_range-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/square_range-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/square_range-1024x730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/square_range-610x435.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/square_range-400x284.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/square_range-1080x770.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/square_range-627x447.jpg 627w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/square_range.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, no. That&#8217;s not really what most of us need. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goals of the military are quite different than my goals as an armed citizen. I don\u2019t have any need to conduct military operations on urban terrain, or on any terrain, for that matter. My goals are much more focused. As a parent and responsible gun owner, my primary duty is to defend the lives of my loved ones and keep myself safe. I have little need to assault a position or call in a mortar strike.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This also applies to the goals of law enforcement. I don\u2019t need to search for suspects. I (thankfully) don\u2019t have to arrest anyone. Law enforcement&#8217;s job is not my job. While I am concerned about the safety of my community as a whole, my concern for my family comes first.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This leads us, once again, to the question of how tactical training fits into my needs as an armed citizen. So much of the training out there has been built from the ground up to serve the needs of military and law enforcement.\u00a0 Adapting that training to serve the needs of the armed citizen can be a challenge. There is very little chance I\u2019ll ever need to lay down suppressive fire. And, once I&#8217;ve chased a bad guy away, the police are the ones with the resources to arrest him, not me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>What To Look For In Tactical Training<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/tactical_training_triptych.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-magnific_type=\"image\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-897 size-medium\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/tactical_training_triptych-148x300.jpg\" alt=\"Tactical Training is right for the armed citizen... when done correctly\" width=\"148\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/tactical_training_triptych-148x300.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/tactical_training_triptych-768x1561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/tactical_training_triptych-504x1024.jpg 504w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/tactical_training_triptych-610x1240.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/tactical_training_triptych-492x1000.jpg 492w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/tactical_training_triptych.jpg 787w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what would make a good \u201ctactical training&#8221; class for the armed citizen? Let\u2019s begin by considering the environments where we live and work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">America is increasingly becoming an urban country. That means we find ourselves in enclosed, tight spaces almost every day of our lives.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Related to that, there are usually people around us whose lives we will need to take into consideration if a threat occurs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Night falls, and with it, crime increases. In addition to this, a significant portion of our free time is spent in places with dark interiors, like restaurants, bars, and movie theaters.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m going to the grocery store tomorrow, not Khandahar.&#8221;<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s also consider our mission. We are not here to liberate a foreign country. I have no interest in raiding a meth lab. I\u2019m going to the grocery store tomorrow, not Khandahar. Given those parameters, some sort of close-quarters training makes sense, especially if it is something that has an element of low-light training in it as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was very pleased to discover that the three-day <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/alliancepolicetraining.com\/event\/apd-carbine-handgun-shoothouse\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carbine\/Handgun Shoothouse course put on by Alliance Police Training<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provides exactly that. Rather than start from an accepted method of performing Close Quarters Battle (CQB) for military and law enforcement and then trying to reverse engineer that procedure to apply it to the armed citizen, this course starts off with a specific set of principles and goals for CQB. Then, each individual applies them to his or her specific role in society.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_896\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/shoothouse.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-magnific_type=\"image\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-896\" class=\"wp-image-896 size-medium\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/shoothouse-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"Watching other students\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/shoothouse-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/shoothouse-768x595.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/shoothouse-1024x793.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/shoothouse-610x472.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/shoothouse-1080x836.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/shoothouse-627x486.jpg 627w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/shoothouse.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The view from the catwalk shoot house. Yes, it was completely safe, and very informative.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though some of our country\u2019s most elite units train at this facility, the Carbine\/Handgun Shoot House class was completely applicable to my life as an armed citizen. Class began with some basic marksmanship drills to make sure our short-range holdovers were correct.\u00a0 This was followed by extensive classroom time on how to conduct ourselves and how to stay safe on the range while moving around in close quarters, engaging (and not engaging) targets with a spray of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/223-556\">.223 ammo<\/a> courtesy of the AR-15 in my hands.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where this class was different from many other classes I\u2019ve taken is in how the principles and goals for the class (in this case, close quarters battle) were taught and learned long before the range time started. The purpose of the class wasn\u2019t to make us good at moving through structures while holding a rifle. Rather, the purpose of the class was to help lay out our priorities in the fight and how to conduct the fight effectively in a closed environment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tactical training in this class wasn\u2019t \u201cOk, let\u2019s start with opening doors, and then we\u2019ll explain why we do it this way.\u201d It was, \u201cLet me explain what our goals are, then we\u2019ll show you how to achieve them.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Avoid Class-Backwards Tactical Training<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Classes like the one I took emphasize the principles and concepts of how to use an AR-15 or similar long guns in a defensive situation. These principles can be universally applied to both the armed citizen and the high-speed operator alike, so they are the sort of tactical training that\u2019s right for the average gun owner. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re considering a class that talks about how to do close quarters battle \u201cjust like the Navy SEALS do it!,\u201d it\u2019s probably not the right class for you. Better that you enroll in a class that starts with a blank sheet of paper than attend a class that somehow tries to make training developed for the military backwards-compatible to the armed citizen.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Tactical Training Right For The Armed Citizen? In my previous career as a blogger, I gained a measure of notoriety for decrying so-called \u201cTactical Training\u201d for the average civilian gun owner. You know the type of training I\u2019m talking about. 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