Patrol Class: Jan 18-20 – Update

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 […]

MVT Remote Training

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 […]

Clarification on Training

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, […]

Enemies Foreign and Domestic vs. Patriot Dawn

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: ‘Stripper Clips’ by Doc

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 […]

Shipping Ammo For Training

I have had a number of inquiries about shipping ammo for attending one of my training classes. Up till now, I haven’t been able to accommodate this because my PO Box does not accept shipments of ammo. For long distance travelers, we have so far had to procure ammo locally and this is not an […]

MVT Tactical Christmas Gift Suggestions

And I have also had wives gift their husband a training class: How about gifting her a class, and coming along yourself? Merry Christmas! Live Hard. Die Free. Max

AAR #5: Dec 14/15 CRCD – MTP

It was a great weekend, spent in the company of good men. There are physical demands, though they dovetail beneficially with the training. As it should. They become a natural aspect and are real time backdrop to the overall scope of tactical movement, understanding cover, use of covering fire, coordinating with your buddy, working in […]

MVT Forum Update

Today, I made the decision and pulled the trigger on the MVT Forum. My hesitancy was due to cost – I am having the company that created this site build on the forum as part of the site. It will be better in the long run, but it is expensive in the short term. The […]

AAR #4: Dec 14/15 CRCD – Doc

Having previously attended part of the CRCD in August (aborted due to unrelated injury), I was eager to finish the training.  The weather looked potentially awful, so I prepared with layers (ECWS base layer, combat shirt, silicone-treated BDU pants, ECWS fleece vest and Goretex outer shell.  That was barely enough in 25F snow but very little […]