Federal Security you have just described security alert team training.
Other forum members, since ours in a somewhat dangerous profession, it would do well to include family members in some of these "what if" exercises such as an attempted abjuction, followed in the same vehicle when doing normal errands or after school or home envasion when the principal is not in residence. To strike at our loved ones is to vicariously strike at us.
Enjoy the day,
Bill
"What if " exercises keep the mind going and your reflexes sharpened. I had an Air Force NCO who out of the blue would ask, Warnock, this happened or you see this, what would you do? Best have a good answer for this NCO. It went to the extent when I was standing at a urinal, and he burst in and started the routine. He did it to all the trainees. I look back on those times and have to thank that long dead NCO. My first civilian police supervisor was much the same way, what if, what if. I also thank that now dead police chief for sharing his learned wisdom with all of us.
We have a moral obligation to do that to all our trainees and those who might be on shift with us as our equals. We need to know how they will react and we best know how the will or might react.
What are you going to say to the wife, brother, mother, etc., etc. That came from Air Force Training.
Enjoy the day,
Bill
-When I go shooting in the mountains (as long as it's NOT snowing, Brian), I like to do a little stress shooting....Running high-steps in place for 60 seconds, 20 pushups, spinning in place with eyes closed and then onto target for 2 rounds, things like that.
-I've been following something Bill wrote once, and shooting 3x a week with a Co2 BB gun, 5x a week when I can't get to the range. I set up targets in the house, multiple targets, hostage stuff, moving (boy hiding around the corner pulling a target on a string), etc.
-Pie plates, spinners, and even charcoal (great reactive targets for distance).
-A friend who has a heavy bag has let me work on it for elbow, knee and palm-heel strikes, and we set up a taped bag for batons.
-I bought some inert OC trainers for the wife, we use it in scenarios- multiple attackers, from the car, from the bed, etc.
-Constantly thinking "what if...?"
-Something I saw in a magazine...I set the alarm on my cell to go off different times every day, and when it does, play the "What if...Where's an escape route...Cover?...Concealment?...Etc"
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