troglodyte wrote: ↑Fri Apr 01, 2022 6:48 pm
extremist wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 9:30 pm
What is this "free professional training" being spoken of?
Curious. From DPS?
My interactions with the DPS officers, the staff at Florence, and the facilities have been nothing but professional. One thing I appreciated, and didn't expect, was when we were at the Florence facility we were treated with respect and dignity. Everyone I interacted spoke and treated me as an equal, not like some "civilian" there for a three day course. The training, at least thus far, has not been a "Gunsite" experience but it has been respectful to the nature of the course we were being trained in. They are not going to train us to be a SWAT team instructor but that doesn't make the training any less "professional".
It also adds to the credentials. Most people don't know who Tom Givens is or what Gunsite is or what IDPA even stands for. They do know the DPS. I see that as a plus...along with the training.
I'm certainly not disparaging DPS's professionalism, I just think "Getting training from DPS instructors at the academy in low light, running and shooting and firing from cover" is a stretch considering all of the "real" professional training for this from Gunsite, Front Site, Thunder Ranch, Suarez International and many others. I will be very interested in hearing how it goes. And I do know who Tom Givens is
