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Originally Posted by Shay VanVlymen  This may be a controversial thing to say, but I'll go ahead and throw it out there. Most police training is not great quality and more based on liability reduction than true officer survival. |
To be honest... this isn't that far from the truth.
As a former Army Guard instructor myself, I noticed that a LOT of my students didn't know their hind end from a hole in the ground when it came to basic pistol operations, tactics, and proper employment of both. Those people that actually knew and understood half of what I tried to teach in my BASIC classes were people that were veterans of 10+ years AND those who spent their own money in personal training 2-3 times a year. You have to have time and opportunity to employ the knowledge to
practical situational training.
Practice doesn't make perfect. PERFECT practice makes perfect.
Amateurs train until they get it right. Professionals train until they can't get it wrong.
Which would you rather be?