Rob has been a great friend and firearms instructor of mine for a little over a year.
This connection has helped me to be a safer, more confident and competent firearms owner.
Without further ado, heres the interview with Rob in the video above and article below.
I trained several thousand Marines in combat skills from throwing hand grenades to shooting machine guns.
I did this job for four years and instructed hundreds of advanced operators.
Since 2012 Ive been teaching underneath my own logo, Emergency Response (ER) Tactical.
At ER Tactical I have taught numerous military and law-enforcement entities as well as many individuals within Mil/LE.
Every day I improve the techniques and skills that I instruct others in and further refine my curriculum.
JT:What do you enjoy most about firearms training?
For me, its getting through the fundamentals and then understanding how the brain works on an individual level.
Once the fundamentals are laid out it is quite easy to reinforce.
This is paramount in helping my students develop skills that become second nature.
JT:Do you have a favorite class to teach, and if so, why?
(To see Rob train Jeremy on running the M1A Loaded Precision out to 1,000 yards, clickhere).
Also, I genuinely enjoy teaching the Womens Pistol Class.
JT:Can you share an example from your military career that gives you credence for teaching?
I was lucky to come out on top and placed a good shot only by chance.
This led me to identify procedures and equipment failures so that I could create better success in the future.
As we come to understand our equipment and procedures, we continually develop our depth of understanding of them.
JT:What makes you different from other trainers?
RO:The firearms instruction market is a saturated one.
Many people have received credentials via online applications and are teaching others how to shoot.
There are many examples of good operational backgrounds that maybe are not so well-suited to be educating people.
Its best to find someone with a deep background in firearms education as well as operational experience.
I have been lucky or unlucky, depending upon how you see it to have a background in both.
JT:What is your favorite Springfield Armory firearm?
RO:Thats a tough call as they have several of which I am a fan.
I have to say for nostalgia I would pick theM1ALoaded.
But we cant turn our back on modern advances in pistol technology and design like with theHellcat.
I will also say that the first pistol I ever personally owned was aSpringfield Operator.
Now, all things considered, I am really impressed by theSAINT.
I have seen several of these come through my Carbine classes, and not one has failed.
There are few more reliable carbines out of the box than the Springfield SAINT.
JT:Whats your biggest pet peeve regarding the firearms community?
Let us apply this theory to ourselves.
Do you have many firearms that you know a little about or one you know very well?
JT:If you could impart one piece of wisdom to the viewers, what would that be?
But that doesnt mean we know them.
It means weve memorized words.
Come to a depth of understanding of each of these safety rules.
Not simply reciting them, but understanding how they help keep us safe and when they apply.
Lastly, seek good training because not all training is good training.
JT:Thank you for taking the time to do this interview with us.
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