RECCE ROOM

Seen in the wild. This individual has some interesting takes on training. Of note, he lists himself as a former firearms instructor for what appears to be a law enforcement organization. Note the word former . That matters. PICTURE 1 In the first image, he rails against training facilities that use words like “tactical,” “defensive,” “special,” or “advanced.” He declares that you cannot teach anything of value in a few hours or in a single eight hour day. He also insists that anything “tactical” or “realistic” cannot be trained in an air conditioned environment. That is a remarkable stack of absolutes. He goes on to say it took him four hours to properly teach nomenclature, and another four to teach grip and stance. If that is his baseline, that tells us more about his methodology than about anyone else’s. Yes, the photo he criticizes shows an imperfect grip. That happens. It happens with brand new civilian shooters. It happens with military personnel. It happens with law enforcemen...

A reader writes in: "You have been married so long, but you do not advise men to get married? Make it make sense!" Here’s the truth: this author has been married 27+ years at the time of this post. One more fact matters: between 1997 and 2002, this author attended many weddings. And yet, only one of those marriages is still intact—and this post comes from the husband in that singular anomaly. Firsthand experience shows how many marriages do not work...  Statistics show the most likely outcome in marriage is divorce: 75%+++ Imagine paying for a skydive and the worker saying, “Hey, 75% or more of the parachutes do not open.” Would anyone do it? Of course not. Insane. The fact that one of the few parachutes actually works proves only that it’s possible—not that it should be tried. Looking back at all the weddings attended from 1997–2002, this remains the only one still intact. This is a scream from the rooftops: “Don’t go skydiving—the parachutes do not work! This was the only ...