darthedwards
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- Feb 28, 2012
- 2
This last weekend (2/25-26) I attended the Commonwealth Criminal Justice Academy's training Carbine I & II. It had been well over a decade since I had received any training, and recently having built my first AR from the ground up, I knew I was long overdo.
Tom and his son Tommy ran the course, and put the class right at easy with their easy going, no BS manner. Saturday's class session started promptly & after introductions and experience qualifications got right into the basics. Weapon breakdown, maintenance, and evolutionary changes. The last time I had training was with an M16A2 (drilled into me over & over, my DS did a good job there), but a lot has changed since then, not only in equipment but basic tactics as well. The class was a great refresher & I learned more than I had forgotten.
Then we went on to the range, which was a little South on down the road. Tom had told us that this class would be dynamic as well as fluid. The class size was only 4 students & we received individual attention during drills. My old bad habits were quickly spotted and instruction given how to correct them, over and over. The instructors at CCJA are not the type to just let things slide to let students throw rounds down range. They have the philosophy that people sign up for the classes to learn. And learn I did, got a lot of practice to do to build up the skills I was taught, but instruction is what I wanted, paid for, & received in abundance! They took the time to help each student individually as needed and we all improved.
The second day was much like the first, but a hell of a lot warmer without the wind. The class the second day covered combat mindset and more advanced movement tactics. We incorporated the skills we learn the previous day and went way beyond. Running 2 man bounding drills & 3 man by the end of the day. By the end of the range time on day two, I can honestly say I am not only a more proficient shooter (not only with my carbine, but pistol as well) but more confident in my ability to defend myself and others if needed.
I will be taking as many classes from CCJA as my budget allows. The professionalism, integrity of training, and fluid dynamics of Tom & his staff I cannot recommend enough. For myself I know if I take Carbine I & II again from them it will not be a dry repeat, but another learning and improving invaluable experience.
Tom and his son Tommy ran the course, and put the class right at easy with their easy going, no BS manner. Saturday's class session started promptly & after introductions and experience qualifications got right into the basics. Weapon breakdown, maintenance, and evolutionary changes. The last time I had training was with an M16A2 (drilled into me over & over, my DS did a good job there), but a lot has changed since then, not only in equipment but basic tactics as well. The class was a great refresher & I learned more than I had forgotten.
Then we went on to the range, which was a little South on down the road. Tom had told us that this class would be dynamic as well as fluid. The class size was only 4 students & we received individual attention during drills. My old bad habits were quickly spotted and instruction given how to correct them, over and over. The instructors at CCJA are not the type to just let things slide to let students throw rounds down range. They have the philosophy that people sign up for the classes to learn. And learn I did, got a lot of practice to do to build up the skills I was taught, but instruction is what I wanted, paid for, & received in abundance! They took the time to help each student individually as needed and we all improved.
The second day was much like the first, but a hell of a lot warmer without the wind. The class the second day covered combat mindset and more advanced movement tactics. We incorporated the skills we learn the previous day and went way beyond. Running 2 man bounding drills & 3 man by the end of the day. By the end of the range time on day two, I can honestly say I am not only a more proficient shooter (not only with my carbine, but pistol as well) but more confident in my ability to defend myself and others if needed.
I will be taking as many classes from CCJA as my budget allows. The professionalism, integrity of training, and fluid dynamics of Tom & his staff I cannot recommend enough. For myself I know if I take Carbine I & II again from them it will not be a dry repeat, but another learning and improving invaluable experience.
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