Pro Guns, Gear, Tactics, Training, Mindset, & Discussion
The Extended P&S Network is an active Primary & Secondary resource created to recognize the people who have positively influenced, supported, contributed to, or helped shape P&S over the years. It includes friends, instructors, military and law-enforcement professionals, industry leaders, writers, trainers, makers, subject-matter experts, and other members of the broader firearms training and professional … Read more
Training is both a guide and a shortcut to skill development. It accelerates the path to higher proficiency. When individuals are left to figure out their own way of doing things, their progress is not only slower but may veer off in an unintended direction. For a police officer, that training can be mentorship with … Read more
One of my favorite topics is leadership, more specifically, informal leadership. It can be a powerful means of strengthening an organization, and it might be more common than you think. My interest in this topic grew as I had multiple discussions about it on my podcast with Chuck Haggard. He was able to define what … Read more
Darryl Bolke, Varg Freeborn, Chuck Haggard, Doug Tinberg, and Matt Landfair discuss effective communication, conflict management, de-escalation, leadership, and verbal skills.
I have noticed some trends while watching media, the public, and fellow police officers react to events over the past 20+ years as a police officer. There are intersecting points which all share. They all converge on the idea that law enforcement’s purpose is to serve the public. In order for agencies and individual … Read more
Matt asked me to start a series of short articles on leadership, and specifically leadership in the law enforcement world. Frankly, some of the issues are unique to the field, but mostly quality leadership is quality leadership. My first SGT after getting off of FTO (Field Training) status as a young rookie copper was Dave … Read more
Military veterans from different branches discuss joint operations, inter-service cooperation, organizational culture, communication, lessons learned, and memorable experiences.
Sgt. Jimmy G. Holford III reflects on credibility, accountability, preparation, communication, decision-making, and what taking care of officers actually requires.
A year ago, we finished the last edits on the TC 3-22.9 that published in May of 2016. For those that have taken the time to read this book, you know it’s very different than the books we have used since the 1970’s. For those that haven’t, this post will hold less value because you … Read more
This is one man’s musings, and over the course of my career they are things that I wanted from my leaders. As such, I have tried hard to be that guy as a current leader. This is meant for discussion, not as a how to guide. One of my greatest strengths as a leader is … Read more