Training Priorities: Which Classes Should I Take?

[cedartop]

We have talked about this before here, but the writer of this blog does a pretty good job of laying it out. I do see one glaring omission, but maybe it fits into one of his categories and I just didn't spot it.

Training Priorities: Which Classes Should I Take?

Conclusion:
One of the most important skill sets we can develop for life in general, and survival specifically, is critical thinking and sound decision-making skills. If we legitimately develop those skills, and apply them to determining training priorities, it becomes readily apparent, what direction our training planning should follow.

 

[cedartop]

Oh, I almost forgot to mention, it seems like Managing Confrontations would be pretty high up on that list.

 

[CavMedic]

No medical?....boo. Overall though, a very good article

 

[cedartop]

No medical?....boo. Overall though, a very good article

That's the one I was thinking of.

 

[Coach]

Conclusion:
One of the most important skill sets we can develop for life in general, and survival specifically, is critical thinking and sound decision-making skills. If we legitimately develop those skills, and apply them to determining training priorities, it becomes readily apparent, what direction our training planning should follow.

Those without this skill probably did not listen to their high school history teacher.

 

[Jackson]

Those without this skill probably did not listen to their high school history teacher.

I thought 'History' was Latin for 'nap time'. That's why I had it first period.

 

[rhino]

Those without this skill probably did not listen to their high school history teacher.

I thought 'History' was Latin for 'nap time'. That's why I had it first period.

I'll teach you how and when to apply an IBD, Jackson.

 

[Coach]

I thought 'History' was Latin for 'nap time'. That's why I had it first period.

That is certainly how you treated it.

 

[foszoe]

That is certainly how you treated it.

Hmm...

may I say ouch!!

 

[Jackson]

That is certainly how you treated it.

Hmm...

may I say ouch!!

And look at the fine, upstanding citizen I turned out to be. High school performance is not always an indicator of future success.

 

[Onionsanddragons]

I liked the blog post, and now I might read more from this guy.

I also disagree on the no medical in the list. From a preparedness perspective, some basic to moderate wound treatment would be the first thing I would recommend to any blank slate. Just statistically, one is way more likely to be in a situation where having a dressing or tourniquet, and knowing how to use it, matters than knowing how to shoot. Though, I can give someone the benefit of the doubt; the basics can be learned pretty well through study and practice on a partner. You don't NEED much in the way of training for that baseline.

The gist of the list makes sense to me, and I liked the way he led the reader down the path of recognizing how, while it may be awesome and super fun, getting plated up and running carbine drills probably shouldn't be a priority for most people. At least not until you have some hand skills and are good with what you can carry all the time.

 

[Coach]

And look at the fine, upstanding citizen I turned out to be. High school performance is not always an indicator of future success.

If I were simply to yield to that statement I could simply say true.

 

[rhino]

That is certainly how you treated it.

And look at the fine, upstanding citizen I turned out to be. High school performance is not always an indicator of future success.

If I were simply to yield to that statement I could simply say true.

Is it wise at this juncture to antagonize the boy, Coach?

 

[Coach]

Is it wise at this juncture to antagonize the boy, Coach?

I am not doing that. I am simply stating facts. The facts in this event are not in dispute. I would not even dispute his conclusions. No one knows more than me that school can suck. I have been in school for 40 of the 45 years I have been alive. I am fairly experienced.

 

[Jackson]

If I am honest, my two biggest regrets about school (both high school and college) were that I did not perform to my potential academically and retain the information I should have, and that I did not participate in athletic programs like high school wrestling, or the college Judo club. I can imagine where I'd be professionally if I'd pursued my studies with a focus and enthusiasm. I can imagine where I'd be physically and health wise if I'd participated in activities that kept me active and fit. Instead I wasted that time. The main thing I learned was how to operate in a structured system, getting maximum benefit per unit of effort. This is a skill set that comes in handy in a mega corp environment, but maybe isnt the right attitude to maximize personal success.

I was short-sighted and I couldn't see the potential I wasted, or the results I could have had if I'd done it differently. Or, maybe I'd have done all that and ended up working at McDonalds. who knows. (Not that there's anything wrong with McDonalds.)

 

[rhino]

INGO doesn't have enough disk space for me to discuss my regrets, where I went wrong, what I've have done differently, and most importantly, what happened to my future.

 

[Jackson]

INGO doesn't have enough disk space for me to discuss my regrets, where I went wrong, what I've have done differently, and most importantly, what happened to my future.

Whining about a misplaced future is the reason you can't see it in front of you. Make your dreams real, rhino.

 

[Never A Victim]

Take a class that teaches you how to FIGHT with your gun, and not just punch holes in paper. If you're at a class and you regularly hear the phrase, "unload, show clear" after each drill, leave immediately.

And get medical training. And legal training. That's where I tell people to start.

 

[rhino]

Whining about a misplaced future is the reason you can't see it in front of you. Make your dreams real, rhino.

Is that Zig Ziglar or Tony Robinson?

 

[Jackson]

Is that Zig Ziglar or Tony Robinson?

That's all Jackson right there, baby. Though, I did watch a Zig Ziglar DVD once. And I watched Tony Robins TED talk. I can't remember the topic.