It has been awhile since I wrote something, partly because the new year has been busy. The other reason is that I don't make this as big of a priority as I should. I think about writing stuff, I tell myself I'm going to do it and then I fall down.
This coincides with what I'm going to write this month. During the course of providing training, I will invariably hear from guys that they don't get support from Admin, they don't get enough training time and they don't get enough in the way of manpower, equipment or bullets. Well, quit whining and do something about it!
My personal level of proficiency has nothing to do with what the my team or department thinks is appropriate. Everybody has different opinions on what is "enough". My team gets more training time than most teams in the region I work. It still isn't enough. I touch my guns for short duration dry fire, reloads and malfunction clears on my DAYS OFF. Holy crap, did I just say that I spend my own time training? If I believe that gun skill will keep me, a teammate or a citizen alive, then don't I owe it to everyone to do as much as I can to stay proficient? The answer is an obvious yes, but if I ask guys what they do on their own there are vey few who say they do anything.
When are you good enough? The answer is never. So, quit bitching about what you don't have or don't get and do something. Make the commitment to yourself to improve as often as possible. Dry fire is free, surely there is an hour somewhere in your week where you can touch your guns and practice. Physical fitness doesn't require a gym membership. It just requires you to move your out of shape ass. Your age, assignment and family life are simply EXCUSES. Read professional magazines, books and websites that exercise the brain.
Today is Super Bowl Sunday. I'm gonna watch the game, eat some chicken wings and pizza and spend some time with family. I already worked out this morning, I checked out some websites with an eye toward gear and weapon drills, and I finally got off my dead ass and wrote something in the blog. I'm going to spend 30 minutes after the game doing dry, speed and tactical reloads with my rifle. What will you do today?
