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Old August 5, 2009, 01:43 PM   #14
Dwight55
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teifmen1948, . . . you asked when "training" kicked in.

In a short, and not meant to be smart alek, answer: when you have trained enough on the subject, . . . and have trained for the subject.

The driving analogy was good, . . . but this is a different horse.

Look at military training for example: many, many days in the field looking for the "enemy" and engaging the "enemy", . . . until it no longer becomes an issue of learning, . . . but an issue of reacting. You learn what to do first, . . . (which is to react to the perceived threat/situation/problem), . . . then you tweak the reaction.

Only you know your family, . . . but there is nothing wrong with "intruder" drills where the family reacts to a pre-determined plan, . . . and even the kids do their part by getting where ever you decide they should get.

You should have a pre-determined plan for meeting "strangers" at the door.

You should have a pre-determined plan for "bump in the night" scenarios.

You should have a pre-determined plan for fire situations in your house.

You should have a pre-determined plan "shots fired" (outside your house) if you live in a close urban environment.

Once you have the plans, . . . once you have executed a number of walk throughs, . . . once you have executed several full speed dry runs, . . . then you can expect your "training" to kick in.

The axiom is absolutely, perfectly, and often also, . . . wonderfully true, . . . that when the stuff hits the fan, . . . you will revert to your most well known level of training.

Not meaning to be offensive or degrading, . . . but if your level of training is "squat", . . . then that is about what you will do when the stuff hits the fan.

May God bless,
Dwight
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