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MILO Virt ual Training Updat e
As you know, the Tucson Company received a $1,200 donation, earmarked for "realistic scenario based virtual training", similar to that offered at HUB Gun Store.
You asked me to take the lead on this project. A pilot program was launched and the feedback was exceptional. We will be discussing this at the next business meeting so I wanted to get you up to speed, and invite your input.
St rat egic and effect ive
General concept:
- Develop reality based virtual training sessions, with scenarios that force the Ranger to demonstrate and develop important teaching points like:
- Situational awareness
- Good judgment and communication skills
- Identify lethal vs. non-lethal threats
- Verbal deescalation techniques
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Use of cover and concealment
Safe firearms manipulation skills
Accurate shot placement/safe back-drop
Tourniquet application
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When I met with Paul Parks, the Training Director at the HUB (link to his bio). we:
- Identified the specific video scenarios best suited to reinforce the important teaching points.
- Designed two separate course training sessions, one for regular Rangers, and one for Level 4's.
- Negotiated a special price of $100 for each 2-hour session ($25 per Ranger if 4 Rangers attend).
Select Rangers Invit ed
- I invited all of Command Staff and other select Rangers to experience and evaluate a 2-hour virtual training session.
Select Rangers will speak at:
- Those who attended were:
- Chamber of Commerce Meetings
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Walter Ayres
- Trade Associations Meetings
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Jeff Land
- Law Enforcement Events
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Tom Stewart
- Corporate Trade Shows
- Rich Butler
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Brett Wright
Michael Gamboa
David Tamayo
John Utley
Bill Nordbrock
Harper Peterson
The Form at
- Each session had a maximum of four Rangers in the simulator.
- They paired up and went through two scenarios, while the other two Rangers watched.
- After each scenario we conducted an after action review.
Video for enhanced learning
- Each session was videotaped.
- A link to review all video scenarios was sent to participants after the training.
Link To MILO Video Scenarios
Training effect iveness
- Several of the Rangers experienced physiological like auditory exclusion, tunnel vision, loss of fine motor skills etc.
- One thing I learned from you at Talon's TECCcourse is this:
"When your brain thinksit isreal, it isreal. Realistictrainingis effectivetraining".
- Brett Wright, Jeff Land and Tom Stewart were very vocal about the need for this training for all Rangers.
- 100%of participants felt the training was extremely useful. They would like to propose a Company vote to incorporate the MILO Simulator Training into our normal training curriculum.
Feed
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- I would appreciate your input prior to the business meeting:
- As you are in charge of our training, is this something you see as beneficial?
- Anything we can do to improve the concept?
- Important teaching points you want to include?
- Would you want to expand this to incorporate a session specifically designed for FTO's and their probies?This would allow the probie to learn at a faster rate, and the FTO to more accurately assess their skill level, and areas needing improvement.