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tomfoolery · 07-09-2008, 06:37 AM

I saw that one Fox Reality the other day....that show cracks me up.

invssgt · 07-09-2008, 07:14 AM

First, anything like this that you see on TV is staged to a degree- or you wouldn't be seeing it on TV.

I went through KCPD's Academy in '80. Our oldest recruit was 31 and she had a hell of a time with the PT's. I was 24 and it was no cakewalk for me. The PT's were the easy part; the defensive tactics training was where we lost people; broken bones, dislocated joints etc. Yes they were serious and this was in the days before the 'kinder, gentler' approach to LE & military basic training.

I really don't get the 'distance run' aspect of the training mentioned in the first few posts. Better to be able to 'pour it on' for a quarter mile, and still have enough upper body strength to kick ass & take names when you get there.

danp · 07-09-2008, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by invssgt

I really don't get the 'distance run' aspect of the training mentioned in the first few posts. Better to be able to 'pour it on' for a quarter mile, and still have enough upper body strength to kick ass & take names when you get there.

Agreed. I teach my trainees "Dan's rule of two" which is; If you don't catch them within two blocks or two fences you need to back off and set up a perimeter.

07-09-2008, 06:37 AM	#11
tomfoolery XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 5,275	I saw that one Fox Reality the other day....that show cracks me up. __________________ "It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees." "One is none, two is one, and three is just a good time." Clint Smith, referring to the number of guns you carry daily.

07-09-2008, 07:14 AM	#12
invssgt XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,382	First, anything like this that you see on TV is staged to a degree- or you wouldn't be seeing it on TV. I went through KCPD's Academy in '80. Our oldest recruit was 31 and she had a hell of a time with the PT's. I was 24 and it was no cakewalk for me. The PT's were the easy part; the defensive tactics training was where we lost people; broken bones, dislocated joints etc. Yes they were serious and this was in the days before the 'kinder, gentler' approach to LE & military basic training. I really don't get the 'distance run' aspect of the training mentioned in the first few posts. Better to be able to 'pour it on' for a quarter mile, and still have enough upper body strength to kick ass & take names when you get there. __________________ It ain't personal. Nothing contained herein is intended is to offend the immature, retarded, hyper-sensitive, emotionally/hormonally unstable, or otherwise easily-offended. But if it does- don't cry to me. I don't care. "Sarge" www.thesixgunjournal.net http://sargesrollcall.blogspot.com/ LOCK & LOAD the VOTE!

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