Originally Posted by NO CRY BABIES
Not arrogant at all FMJ. Just a well experienced trainer that trains my officers, as well as officers all over the U.S and other countries, real world, first class training and tactics. I notice how you like to pat yourself on the back for things you have done in the PAST. I applaud you as well. However, as a trainer, I am not really impressed or concerned with what you have done in the past, but what you can do NOW! I don't claim to know it all but when it comes to training, it is painfully obvious I know a hell of a lot more about that than you ever will. I don't think a reassessment is really needed. I have been doing some checking of my own and talking with people I know that work with D.E.P. and even some that have attended the course. I was able to find out who the trainers are that every one is referring to and I have met them and they are good trainers. I think that the reassessments that need to be done is with the attitudes of the participants.
If you were such a good supervisor, then you should know how important training is and how important it is to make the training as real as possible. All professional training standards require that the training be as realistic as possible, as well as, the courts. If I do not train you in the most realistic manner possible and push you to the point of thinking you just can't do anymore, then I am a liability to my agency for not training you correctly. The real liability is with officers like yourself and the others on here that do nothing but complain and do everything they can to get out of the training. So again, the training has to be as realistic as possible. If not, you are setting yourself up for a lawsuit for lack of training, inadequate training, or training not relevant to the job. I have testified in all of the mentioned cases. Therefore, you and your officers need to suck it up and participate fully and stop complaining. If your trainers happen to read this, I will give them this suggestion. I do this when conducting in-service with my officers. Document EVERYTHING! Document the participation level or lack there of, attitudes of the participants, things said, etc., and place that documentation in their training file and keep a copy for yourselves. That way, when they get sued and they try and blame their training, pull out your lesson plans and all documentation as mentioned and send their butts up the river without a paddle.
I never said that a high number of injuries are acceptable. I said that with what we do in DT, injuries will occur from time to time and that they are unavoidable for the most part. My classes are run safely. I give you my rules and if you don't follow them, your history. I also start every session by asking, "Is there anyone who does not want to be here?" If anyone says yes, I send them packing right then and there because if they do not want to be there, I don't want them there because I know from experience, that their attitude and unwillingness to be there, causes them to be a safety hazard to themselves and other participants in the class. (I would recommend that your trainers do this as well and send those who don't want to be there packing and let them explain to their supervisor why they didn't do their REQUIRED in-service). I let my students know, whether it be in-service or an advanced and specialized class, that it will not be an easy class. That they will be very tired and sore. In my class you either perform or you fail. Plain and simple. If you follow my instructions and do what you are told, there is a 99% probability you will get through my class with NO INJURY! If you don't follow instructions or do something other than what you were told to do, an injury is likely. In my 20 years of teaching DT and with more than 15,000 hours logged on the mats teaching, this is what causes injuries.....doing something you were not instructed to do or modifying a technique and performing it wrong. If you would like, I can give you the data on all the other statistics I have on DT related injuries that I have compiled over the years. It includes injuries in relation to age, fitness level, and weight (over-weight). Oh, and if your officers get killed or get another officer killed because of their lack of dedication and lack of physical skills, that's not really helping either....is it!!!!