DAY THREE | Monday, December 7

All attendees were back together on Wednesday morning working on instructor development of Level 1 material. To best facilitate instructor development, attendees broke into four groups, with each group being led by two to three Master Instructors. Whereas the first two days of training rapidly pushed the students through all the content, the instructor development portion of the training slowed the pace and gave the students a chance to understand how and why the techniques work. At this point, the students were not only building an understanding and getting a lot of repetitions, they were also taking turns teaching the techniques to their group.

After lunch, W. Peachey gave a highly motivational presentation on National Association of Field Training Officers (N.A.F.T.O.). N.A.F.T.O. is a professional organization of law enforcement, corrections, and communication trainers with the goal of fostering and promoting the field training concept. This presentation was followed up by Tony Grano and Don Roberts with a capabilities brief on Controlled F.O.R.C.E. training solutions, including topics such as Protective Service Detail (PSD) and response to a critical incident with an active shooter.

After these presentations, attendees split into their Security and Law Enforcement groups. The Security group spent the rest of the day working on Level 1 and Level 2 instructor development, with the addition of M.A.C.H. Handcuff Application techniques. The Law Enforcement group resumed work on team movement tactics, reviewing the drills from day two with variations.

The instructors made a point that these team movements are not an exact science and they are not intended to make front line officers work like a SWAT Team. The drills are designed to give officers some basic concepts of tactical movement to more effectively work toward an immediate threat in a critical situation.

While working on the team movement drills, officers rotated through the next rounds of the Tactical Competition. The objective was the same as the first round, only this time officers went through in 2-man, then 3-man, then 4-man teams. Again, competitors were judged on time and number of targets hit.

As the Tactical Competition wrapped up, the Law Enforcement group debriefed on the team movement drills and the Security group finished up Level 1 instructor development. Everyone in the Baton Subject Control and Handcuff Application Fast Track submitted their written tests, and all Law Enforcement group participants were invited to stay for another taster of Level 3: Combative Counter Measures. Don Roberts covered Hand Fighting and Ground Fighting drills designed to provide students with options to gain a position of advantage in a fight that goes beyond the initial attack.