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10 Keys to Success in the Police Academy…and Life

I recently attended the police academy. I made it through the course fairly easily, and did so as the class Sergeant, and the recipient of the Outstanding Student award. There are a few things I noticed that made it easy to be highly successful in the class. These are keys to success in the police academy, but they also work in many other avenues of life. These same keys to success will serve you very well in the military, or any high-stress job.

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Full Spectrum Shotgun w/ Zach Cox, Adam Roth, & Jonathan Willis

This weekend I had the opportunity to attend Full Spectrum Shotgun with Zach Cox (Apache Solutions), Adam Roth (Aridus Industries), and Jonathan Willis (Train With Willis, Gunset, TDI). Bottom line upfront: this was an outstanding training experience and an exceptional defensive shotgun class. Keep your eye on these three if you are interested in tactical shotgun training. Let’s get into the after-action review!

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Buy Once, Cry Once: Self Reliance Outfitters Water Bottles

This article begins a new series called “Buy Once, Cry Once.” I’m going to feature some item that have performed far beyond their expectations. Today we are going to take a look at my favorite water bottles. They have put up with serious use and abuse in the 8 years I’ve owned them. They are Self Reliance Outfitters stainless steel water bottles. If you’re looking for the end-all, be-all water bottle, this is it!

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Looking for a Good Book? Five MORE of My Favorite Authors

Back in August, 24 Greg Ellifritz asked, “does anyone else miss bloggers posting recommended reading lists?” This inspired an article listing some of my favorite authors, their books I’ve read, and my favorite book from each. I had so many favorite authors on that list that I broke it up into two parts. Today I offer you the second part, with a few more of my favorite authors.

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A Well-Rounded Training Resume

The spirit of this blog is to celebrate being good at wide range of skills rather than being excellent at a single skill. This is exemplified in my About The Name page, where I talk about the origins of “swift, silent, deadly,” and being a Jack of all Trades. I’ve also mentioned it in articles like my article called “Embrace The Coyote” from a few years ago. Today I’m going to cover similar ground, but through the lens of developing a well-rounded training resume.

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