For goodness' sake, sign up and take this course. It is worth every single last penny of tuition. Instructor competence is incomparable. And the force-on-force repetitions both on the barricade field and in the "Castle" were dynamic and, oh so good as a teaching tool: I have the bruises to prove it Video replay clearly enhances operator learning.

What really hits home, though, is that the principles of PCR do indeed apply across modalities: Posture, Balance, Movement, and Breathing coupled with Communication between and among Team members, when successfully carried out, puts the team so far ahead of the adversaries in the OODA cycle, that a successful outcome to the encounter is significantly enhanced.

Couldn't have asked for a better host agency than St. Cloud PD, and Chief Kelly and his team. They gave us a great range for live fire, a dedicated barricade field, a training room w/ mats for PCR, and beautiful conference room for lecture and video replay presentations. In addition, because Chief Kelly is so positively connected to the community, we had two schools in which to practice Y-T, 2 man, 3 man and Hall boss entries. While we had to use dummy guns, it was a wake up call, for me at least, to see how extraordinarily complex it is to seek out and neutralize an active shooter or shooters in those environments.

Mark Warren, Steve Decker, Nick Kokot and Rod Shaeffer were our instructors, and, for those of you who have trained before with them, well, hell, I can't add any more superlatives. They are utterly without "ego," willing to experiment, quick to correct errors without humiliating the one who made the mistake. Just really highly competent operators!!

H. Anthony Semone
Ph D. - Police Psychologist

I went in to this training with the mindset of "Oh God I hope I don't get shot, I'll wait here because this is good cover." On the last night on full mission profiles my mindset was, "I can't wait to find the shooter and stop him." This was by far the most intense, most realistic and most demanding training that I have ever attended. I highly recommend this training to anyone looking for active shooter training.

Barnes
Columbia, MO

I attended the the Active Shooter Course in Kansas City last month. I can't say enough good things about the course and your staff. I have what I consider a "pretty solid" Tactical background and I showed up not really knowing what to expect. I sized up the other participants in the class and found them to be impressive, the staff however was far above impressive, they were great! The approach to training and teaching sets them apart from any training/instruction I've received in 18 yrs of Law Enforcement. Rod Schaeffer said at the beginning of the course "We are not saying this is the only way to do this, but just live in our world for a week". I did and I plan on taking up residency. Mark Warren, Rod Schaeffer, Steve Decker, Jay Brownlee and Justin English are worth their weight in gold. They took a group of strangers from not just around the country ,but around the world and turned us into friends that counted on each other during our mission profiles and training exercises. I was truely disappointed when the course ended. I am a True Believer in Strategos, "The Truth is in the Light" Thank You Strategos

Jim Carmody
Sgt Kansas City, MO Police Department

"I could spend a week doing these techniques. Need more time"

Robert Miller, Orange PD

"This type of training should be incorporated into the basic academy"

D. Lafon, Escondido PD

"The overall knowledge of the instructors and the manner in which they taught
was outstanding!"

John Gabelman, Santa Ana PD

"Excellent training, I would like to return for more!"

Todd Carpenter, Garden Grove PD

"Use of light and movement will help in my assignment on SWAT and daily patrol, needs to be a two day course".

Mike Martin, Garden Grove PD

"This was the best and most useful training class I have ever taken"

Kelly Carpenter, Brea PD

"I was impressed with the fact that the instructors take on the role of the officers at the end of the course and show the student that the concepts really do work - They put their money where their mouth is!"

Unknown

"I attended the Officer Survival in Low-Light Conditions you put on at Irvine Police Department on 5 May 1997. On the way home I had plenty of time to think about the class. I think one of the better points of instruction was having an instructor right there with the student telling him how to clear the room. Having someone there pointing out my errors and telling me how to correct them was VERY HELPFUL. This is the third time I have attended this type of training and your class is head and shoulders above the other classes I have attended. "

Richard F. Davis,
Sergeant, Indio Police Department, Rangemaster