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    Default Tactics for Two Ordinary Earth People

    The FIRE Institute "Two Person Tactics" course will be on October 11 and 12. If you want to work a spouse, buddy or roommate, this would be a good way to get your signals straight and have some fun thinking about the "what ifs".

    The course description follows:

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    Tactics for Two People
    Saturday October 11 and Sunday October 12, 2015
    Pitcairn-Monroeville Sportsman’s Club – 505 Mosside Blvd., N. Versailles (Pgh.) Pa.

    In the kind of emergency that warrants the use of a firearm, there will certainly more things that need attention than one person can effectively attend to. The situation may well demand you focus on two things at once, which is impossible. (E.g.: The problem may be in one direction and your oblivious child in the other; one cannot shoot and call the police at the same time.) With the stress and distraction, one could use some help. Fortunately, most of us have people in our lives who are very likely to be around in the event trouble finds us, and we can train and plan to work with them effectively.

    Spouses are prime examples of pairs of individuals who would benefit from working out a plan. Others include good friends or family with whom we spend our recreational time, and co-workers with whom we travel. Much can be gained from organizing and coordinating what you and your partner do.

    More often than not, this valuable resource is ignored until the emergency occurs. “Two-person tactics” is about two people working out ways to more effectively assist one-another, and thereby making the whole greater than the sum of the parts. This is so even if the person you expect to be with is not one who will be armed

    This course assumes that trouble has found you in your home, car or workplace, and the two of you must now address a life-threatening problem. It is about getting signals straight, having a plan that is simple enough to remember and work, minimizing confusion and indecision, avoiding duplication of effort, and not getting in each other’s way. We determine what resources participants actually have at their disposal day-to-day, and proceed on the assumption that is what you will be working with. This instruction is designed for who we actually are, not some idealized “warrior.”

    Issues addressed in the course include:

    • Secure communication (verbal and non-verbal);
    • Being predictable to your partner without broadcasting your intentions;
    • How and where to move relative to one-another
    • Assigning roles for different emergencies (e.g.: child abduction vs. robbery);
    • Taking advantage of all available eyes and ears;
    • Recognizing who must be making the decisions, when, and deliberately passing off control;
    • Planning for extremely difficult decisions (such as when to leave the other behind);
    • Training with the other person in mind.

    The course may only be attended by people in pairs. To attend alone would defeat the whole course objective. At least one in any pair must be a shooter. Because many people trained to use firearms share their life with someone who “hates guns” or otherwise chooses not to train with them, one non-shooting member of any team is perfectly acceptable. Even where one party will not be armed, the total effectiveness of the pair can be multiplied, and disastrous errors voided, if the two put some effort into learning how to work together.

    Use your firearm of choice. You can use whatever firearm(s) you expect to have available under the circumstances for which you and your partner wish to prepare: rifle, pistol, shotgun, whatever you will have.

    Prerequisites: Anyone who will be using a firearm must have at least 22 hours (3 days) of prior, formal training in whatever firearm discipline they intend to engage during the course, from a school or instructor we know or the content of which training we can identify. All course participants must be at least 18 years of age, and be able to demonstrate they have no criminal history.

    Cost: $175 per person, plus $20 per person in range fees for those who are not members of the host club. This covers both days.

    Instructor: Rangemaster will be Peter Georgiades. Peter has 20 years’ experience teaching firearms and defensive tactics. He has been certified to instruct by the NRA (rifle, pistol, shotgun and personal protection), the State of Arizona (issued CCW Instructor Certificate No. 8769268), and by OSG as a contact distance defense instructor. Peter’s instructor training includes the Gunsite Law Enforcement Carbine Instructor Cert. Course, Marksman's Enterprise 3 day instructor courses (carbine and pistol), and the LLC "Contact Weapons Defense Instructor" program. He is a member of IALEFI. His most important training, however, has been working several hundred hours directly under experienced, professional instructors. He is a judo practitioner, currently ranked as a third degree black belt under the USJA and USJF (medalist at USJA Senior National Championships 2005 and 2007, Masters Division, 100+ kg; Gold Medalist, USJA Pa. State Open, 2010 and 2011, Masters Division, 100+ kg.). Other experienced firearms instructors and range officers will assist.

    Physical Requirements: Because this course is designed to assist YOU to plan and make decisions USING THE RESOURCES YOU ACTUALLY HAVE, we will work with you in whatever condition you are in. You should, however, notify the Instructor of any particular disabilities you may have, and we expect you to refrain from attempting any exercise that is beyond your physical capability or presents a risk of injury.

    Credentials: Ways to establish a lack of criminal history are discussed on the F.I.R.E. Institute web site, shown below. We may ask for proof of any prior training history. The Course administrator is the final arbiter of whether prior training satisfies the training prerequisite. Military basic training and basic NRA courses do not satisfy the prerequisite.

    Certificate: A certificate of completion is awarded to all who complete the course successfully.

    Enrollment Information: Enrollment instructions and forms, driving directions to the range and other information can be found at www.fireinstitute.org. Payment in full is required upon enrollment. We do accept credit cards. If you have specific questions, contact Peter Georgiades at (412) 370-9500.

    Equipment requirements:

    • Ear protection and Eye protection.
    • Cap or hat with baseball-style bill.
    • Firearm, clean and zeroed with at least two spare magazines or speed loaders and related carriers. (This applies only to those intend to shoot.)
    • Knee and elbow pads.
    • 400 Rounds of Ammunition. “Match grade” or “carry” ammunition is unnecessary, and its use would be a waste of money, but your investment of time and money in this course does justify the use of reasonably consistent and reliable ammunition. No incendiary, armor piercing or tracer ammunition is permitted.
    • An inert training replica of whatever weapon you will be shooting, with holster to fit. A “red gun,” “blue gun” or similar training replica. (If you let us know in advance you need one, we can provide a training AR-15 and many types of hand guns, but we cannot guarantee we have a replica of what you carry.)
    • A carry strap is required for any long gun. If you have trained with a long gun, you know why; if you have not, you may not use a long gun in this course.
    Last edited by PeteG; September 22nd, 2015 at 11:24 AM.

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    Default Re: Tactics for Two Ordinary Earth People

    This sounds interesting.
    I believe I'm busy that weekend, will this course be offered again in the future?
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    Default Re: Tactics for Two Ordinary Earth People

    We run it once-a-year or so. Much of it involves no life fire at all. People consistently tell us they like the course. It's all "common sense," but with regard to issues and maneuvers people never really thought about.

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