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Over the last few weeks I have had a couple of occasions to focus on some basics. Everything from shooting fundamentals to tactics and clearing. Make no mistake, I routinely dry fire to include draws and reholsters, reloads and so forth. “Advanced” tactics are merely the flawless execution of basic skills, so I am always chasing that rabbit. Even though I like to think I am constantly focusing on basics, it isn’t the same as when I purposely and meticulously try to break down the tasks that I realize I am making mistakes or have picked up a bad habit or a hitch somewhere along the way.

Within the team there are a lot of forces at play. One of the biggest ones is attrition, because that brings new guys on the team. Training and missions start to run together over time, and unfortunately that clouds the memory of what has been shown to new guys. In addition, the senior guys need that purposeful, meticulous look as well once in awhile. 

We start to say stuff like “They already know that” and “Basics are boring”. And yet over time if we dont hit it hard, basic TTP’s will slip out the window and suddenly we have a weird, morphed concept of what shoud be done vs. what is really being done. New(er) guys believe hey understand the concepts, but they really dont if you ask them. 2 man decision makers, slick entries focusing on movement and verbiage, communication skills, situational awareness, and a whole host of things can be checked, AND corrected when we slow down and do things right. 

So spend some time working on the basics, the payoff is priceless and the payout is cheap.