I am considering signing up for this class: https://registration.goruck.com/even...021-0800-16639
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I have no interest whatever in protecting VIP's apart from my family, but I do have a very strong interest in protecting my family and perhaps in certain circumstances (such as at my church) protecting other innocents. For quite awhile now I have been trying to get myself into TAPG, but it never seems to work out. In fact, I had made a firm decision to register for a class they had scheduled in Georgia this spring, but it seems they've canceled it. For some reason, that class just ain't working out for me. I am thinking of this as a kind of semi-stand-in for it, not that protecting a VIP, especially in a small team, would necessarily translate directly to protecting wife or kids.Personal Security Detail is a unique training course that addresses some of the most common concerns associated with using your personal defensive weapon around innocents. In a real-world scenario, you would have extreme stress and crowds of innocent people to negotiate through, two difficult things to simulate in a controlled training environment. Our Cadre will use dry and live fire drills to accustom participants to stressful environments. This course builds confidence and problem-solving skills in some of the most common threat scenarios involving a firearm and protection of a dignitary. By the end of this course, participants will have the opportunity to test their firearms in small teams engaging the threat, protecting a VIP, and getting him or her to safety.
Anyway, I don't find a lot of AAR's about this training company out there--just one on PF that I've been able to find--and I'm wondering if this would be likely to be a worthwhile class for me. It is a significant investment because it means a night in a hotel plus the ammo and $300 in tuition.
Also, the alternative to this class is Karl Rehn's Tactical Scenarios class in Culpeper in the fall. I cannot do both. I have done airsoft force on force several times in the past with a local trainer. But I'm pretty keen to take the Rehn class. It's a hard choice. Wise comments requested!