Training Opportunities
(Scroll to the bottom to see current and upcoming open enrollment class openings. –J.M.)
(Scroll to the bottom to see current and upcoming open enrollment class openings. –J.M.)
As an offshoot of this blog, I offer training to citizens who are concerned about the demise of the Republic. While there are states I categorically refuse to enter (Illinois, New York, and Massachusetts come to immediate mind), if you are interested in hosting an open-enrollment class, or have a solid group of people who want to get trained in current, effective unconventional warfare TTPs, email me through this blog at nousdefionsranger@yahoo.com. The classes and descriptions below are the class contents I currently offer. If you are seeking something specific that is not covered herein, email me and let me know (Don’t be stupid though. I’m not teaching any classes on the construction or employment of IEDs/EFPs, or anything else that is patently illegal and likely to get me tossed in a cage for the next ten years. If you email me asking for such a class, I will publicly post your email address and any other relevant information I can find, for all to see. I’m a Luddite, knuckle-dragging gunslinger, but don’t think for one minute that I’m not smart enough to have friends in the computer security field who will find your server address, MAC address, and your home address, mailing address, legal name, marital status, and bank account numbers. Don’t be that guy).
Classes offered:
Combat Rifle: A three-day class designed to teach you the reality of fighting with the modern fighting rifle or carbine, at realistic combat ranges from 0-300+ meters, under combative conditions. You will learn to run your gun with or without optics, how to perform common combat weaponcraft tasks under stress, and how to keep your gun running in field environments. This will also cover the effective set-up of an effective and efficient fighting weapon.
Equipment requirements include:
Students provide their own ammo: 500-1000 rounds of rifle ammunition (more is recommended)
Hardware – A functional and practical carbine or battle rifle chambered in a fighting caliber, with a mounted white light. If available, a spare weapon system is also an excellent idea. A cleaning kit and tools that are compatible with the weapon system(s) in question is also a must. Each student should have a minimum of 5 working magazines.
- Note pad, and pen/pencil
- Clothing suited to strenuous activity as well as being seasonally appropriate
- Rain gear / cold weather gear (seasonal)
- Ear pro (electronic preferred) / Eye pro
- Baseball style hat recommended
- Proper belt to support equipment
- Carbine magazine pouches, Battle belt, or Chest rig
- Tools that work on your weapon
- Weapons lube
- hydration
- Knee and elbow pads (optional)
- Gloves (optional)
- An open mind
Unconventional Warfare Small-Unit Patrolling Fundamentals: An introduction to the role of fundamental individual and collective common tasks skills and small-unit tactics and the application of light-infantry in unconventional warfare environment, in both rural and urban environments, focusing on the fundamental battle drills that any proficient infantry unit must know and master. This is a three-day course. This course is based on the old Guerrilla POI utilized at JFKSWCS. It will combine my previous SUT1 and SUT2 POIs over the course of a three-day class. Equipment requirements include your fighting rifle and load-out (whatever that may be), and your sustainment load/bug-out bag. This will be a field-environment class, so expect to be living in the field for the duration, with little sleep.
- Fighting Rifle
- Fighting Load-Out (including an IFAK. IFAK must include compressed gauze or hemcon dressing, field dressing or IBD, Fr28 nasopharyngeal airway, nitrile gloves, and an 18-ga needle catheter for IV)
- Sustainment Load/Bug-Out Bag
- 300+ rounds of rifle ammunition
- Note pad, and pen/pencil
- Clothing suited to strenuous activity as well as being seasonally appropriate
- Rain gear / cold weather gear (seasonal)
- Ear pro (electronic preferred) / Eye pro
- Baseball style hat recommended
- Proper belt to support equipment
- Carbine magazine pouches, Battle belt, or Chest rig
- Tools that work on your weapon
- Weapons lube
- hydration
- Knee and elbow pads (optional)
- Gloves (optional)
- An open mind
Fundamentals of Close-Quarters Combat/CQC: This course is an introduction to the fundamentals skills of close-quarters combat in built-up areas, including mechanical and ballistic breaching, room-clearing, and more. Requires previous attendance at SUT.
Vehicle-Based Operations: This three-day class will cover methods of operating small-unit convoys, equipping and manning vehicles for UW, and basic vehicle-centric battle drills.
Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3): This is a two-day course on the care-under-fire and tactical-field-care phases of TC3 for the individual warfighter. This course includes graphic visual and physical training aids, and intensive hands-on practice of critical individual skills.
Evasion Fieldcraft and Survival: This 3-4 day course will focus on the hard skills needed to escape and evade in a rural and built-up environment, taught in a hands-on field environment. Conducted in your location any time of the year, and seasonally varied. Also offered in summer and winter in the northern Rockies.
Because this is not my “day job,” and my goal is not to make a fortune of providing these classes, all I charge is enough to cover my expenses. In order to determine the costs of hosting one of these classes for your group of acquaintances, or the necessary requisites to host an open-enrollment class, please contact me via email at: nousdefionsranger@yahoo.com.
Current/Upcoming Class Openings
(To enroll in any class listed below, or for specific course requirements, please contact me via email at nousdefionsranger@yahoo.com. It is the only way to ensure that I receive and notice your query.–J.M.)
1-3MAR2013 SUT 1/2 Southwest Oregon
12-14APR2013 Combat Rifle, Northern Idaho
Contact me through nousdefionsranger@yahoo.com for information. The host has less internet access than I do. This is an open enrollment class.
19-22APR2013 Small-Unit Patrolling, in vicinity of Pueblo, CO.
Contact the host at willnowhere@rocketmail.com to enroll.
This is an open-enrollment class, based on the old Guerrilla POI utilized at JFKSWCS. It will combine my previous SUT1 and SUT2 POIs over the course of a three-day class. Equipment requirements include your fighting rifle and load-out (whatever that may be), and your sustainment load/bug-out bag. This will be a field-environment class, so expect to be living in the field for the duration, with little sleep
17-19 MAY 2013 Small-Unit Patrolling, Northern Idaho
Contact me through nousdefionsranger@yahoo.com for information. The host has less internet access than I do.
This is an open-enrollment class.
Do you have a course outline for the DSM/PR class in Sundance?
How does one get in on these classes? I have e-mailed a couple times but have never gotten a response back? Thanks
Rod, I’ve emailed you back everytime you’ve emailed. Check your spam box, or email from a different addy.
Rod, I’ve responded to all the emails I’ve received from you. Check your spam box, or try from a different email addy.
Just emailed you about possible training on the east coast, numbers necessary, etc..
Any openings for your 9-11 November class still available?
Class was cancelled.
East Coast classes would be awesome.
Set something up….depending on where you’re at, I’m not entirely opposed to the idea, although I’m far from optimistic about the possibilities.
how many “students” do you need to travel to a training? Am interested to try to drum up a class in my area.
No set number. Depends on how far I have to travel (expenses), on how much it would cost.
I can get 4 people including myself to committ to a training course. We are located in the Pacific Northwest. Northern Cascades to be specific.
I, and at least one more would be in on a pnw/north cascades sup or efs class. We have been trying to find a way to get over to Idaho but the timing is off. Pretty please!
June/july would be perfect for the north cascades.
“I can get 4 people including myself to committ to a training course. We are located in the Pacific Northwest. Northern Cascades to be specific.”
I can add two more too that as well……late summer works best for us.
We’ll have start getting something together. Im currently working on aquiring about 16 acres of heavily wooded and undeveloped land. Its on county property so shooting is permitted as long as its a safe firing range. Would 16 acres be enough to host an SUT? The adjoining properties or mosty state land that connects to a bunch of parks/ forest service land. Late summer works for us too.
I’d be interested in an East coast class. Don’t have the log requirements (available training site) but would travel east coast up or south.
where in w. Va. is it tking place tnks tom k
In the part that is not in Old Dominion….? Specific location information only goes out to people enrolled in the class, at the last minute, for security and training purposes. Sorry.