Millitary, training and civilian competition

[Glenn E. Meyer]

An often asked question is the use of competition in training. Will it be a hinderance? Some like Cirillo and others advocated competition.

So here's a take on it: https://medium.com/war-is-boring/top-army-marksman-explains-why-gun-nuts-shoot-better-469f8dfd917f

[Chuck Haggard]

Lots of quality dudes think competition is a good idea;

http://soldiersystems.net/2012/08/18/gunfighter-moment-mcnamara/

[rwa]

I don't remember the name of the documentary, but it was a TV show about firearms training for some elite military unit. The guys were running some 2-gun type matches transitioning between carbine and sidearm. It looked like a good idea to me.

FWIW, I once set up some IDPA type short courses of fire (seated at a table, standing at a counter, starting in a car, etc.) for a county law enforcement agency. The guys really liked the scenarios, especially starting with their hands on the target. I don't know if it had much "tactical value" but did breathe some new life into their program.