Posted on Jul 14, 2015
Is this really such a great idea? Veterans and civilians are helping one another in former police station
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The newly opened training center — called the Warfighter Academy — is part indoor paintball facility, part mixed martial arts gym, and it offers civilians the chance to train in combat scenarios and other simulations, while helping veterans adjust to life after the military, co-owner Sonny Garcia said.
"It takes the experience of these prior-service combat veterans and allows them to repurpose it — to get their mission back and get back into the fight by training civilians who are concerned about self-defense and home defense and taking care of their families," Garcia said.
http://www.latimes.com/local/crime/la-me-escondido-trainingcenter-20150713-story.html
"It takes the experience of these prior-service combat veterans and allows them to repurpose it — to get their mission back and get back into the fight by training civilians who are concerned about self-defense and home defense and taking care of their families," Garcia said.
http://www.latimes.com/local/crime/la-me-escondido-trainingcenter-20150713-story.html
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Having the game training is not the same as having the nerve to advance into incoming fire. Bottom line, in the back of their minds the all know that they are going home when the game ends. Do it for real and the only people around the idiot will be the police, hopefully with dynamic scenario based training.
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I like the concept, but I'm curious as to the average citizens ability to apply the new found knowledge and experience. It could be helpful to some and I fear it could encourage the wrong idea in others.
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SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S.
Nothing worse than thinking you know something that you really don't!
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