Qualities of a Realistic CO “Shooting O-Course” The integration of a REALISTIC and PRACTICAL “Shooting O-Course” into the CO self-defense training program has been a long and arduous one. When they first appeared (in very crude form) at early IDPA matches some 30 odd years ago they were nothing more than timed Competition marksmanship drills,…
Author: The Tactical Hermit
Armed Texan and Part-Time Bard.
CO Terrorism Reality Check: Are You Ready?
“Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimum food or water, in austere conditions, day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon. He doesn’t worry about what workout to do—his rucksack weighs what it weighs, and he runs until the enemy stops chasing him. The…
The “Un-Killable” Soldier
A refreshing look back at a time when men were men and “God and Country” really meant something and was not just some catch phrase on a bumper sticker. Taken in entirety from BBC Magazine. Adrian Carton de Wiart: The unkillable soldier By Peter CrutchleyBBC Digital & Learning NI Continue reading the main story Sir…
HCS: 2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 20,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 7 sold-out performances for that many…
Merry Christmas To All…
I will be taking time off from the Blog until February, so until then, I hope all my fellow CO’s have a Safe and Joyous Christmas and Happy New Year. BTW, Here is the official HCS CO Christmas Greeting (Be sure to turn your Volume up!!) Enjoy…. [youtube=http://youtu.be/UotLIvGt1BQ]
The CO’s Top 10 Christmas List
OK, when a CO is making a “What I Want” for Christmas List for his or her spouse or significant other, Firearms, Firearms Accessories, Ammunition, Knives and Knife Accessories are always gonna be obvious choices, we all know that…(In fact I am willing to bet most of you CO’s out there get Gift Cards mainly…
State Sponsored Cyber-Terrorism is Here to Stay
I have been talking alot about 4th Generation Warfare on this blog, in particular, the use of State-Sponsored Cyber Warfare that is used against an enemies infra-structure to disable it. This can include attacks on Utilities (water, power, oil/natural gas) Financial (banks, savings and loans, credit unions) and National Defense networks and contractors. We saw…
Netflix Pix for December
First off, Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas to all the CO’s and their families out there! This month Netflix has swung for the fences to bring some quality entertainment. 1. Frontera (2014) Ever since I saw Ed Harris in Appaloosa, I have made it a point to watch any Western he makes, be it…
Making Cover a Priority
“FINDING COVER MUST BE YOUR PRIORITY IN A GUNFIGHT: MOVEMENT & COVER=LIFE.” –Frosty talking to FNG, 2006 I had a serious case of Deja Vu’ and at the same time was reminded of the tactical importance of COVER while watching Netflix movie yesterday, Korengal, the follow up documentary to Restrepo by Sebastian Junger. It follows a Company from the 173rd Army Airborne while…
Attacked when Carrying a Child
My main objective when developing the Civilian Operator Training curriculum was to give the average joe civilian a practical set of skills that he or she could use to both defend themselves and their loved ones at the same time. Most tactical training that is offered to civilians nowadays centers solely on the individual and…