This post originally appeared on American Partisan. I had the pleasure of finally getting JC Dodge down for a class- we've been trying to make it happen for a while now and the schedules aligned. The RTO Basic course was a packed house with people of literally every experience level and a broad array of …
Student Review: Advanced RTO Course
This review comes from Holy Serf, a well-seasoned former Paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne. Where the RTO Course leaves off, the Advanced RTO picks up. The basic course covers tactical communications, addressing the concerns of a group in a retreat setting or small unit on a patrol. Advanced RTO builds on those skills while covering clandestine …
Scenes From A Recent RTO Course
I've been burning the midnight oil trying to get as many people and groups trained as humanly possible over the last couple of months. Rough times are definitely on the horizon, and as I tell everyone in my classes when asked, the best thing you can do is train. Get off the internet, get off …
First Line Course: Improvised Shelters And Primitive Weapons
Here's a few snapshots from last weekend's First Line Course. In the first day's afternoon, students were instructed on the basics of temporary survival shelters, protecting against thermal loss and constructed their own to live in for the duration of the course: A short primer on off grid cooking and a stew for the class: …
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An Interesting Tutorial On SDR
Check out the link from Null-byte. Pretty good article on the basics of using an SDR for signals collection. We'll be using this, other devices and many other field techniques in the upcoming Radio Recon class. Everything from that $25 Baofeng Bubba Detector to SDR, traffic analysis to exploitation, and all in between in a …
Montana RTO Course: Fourth Course Review
I'll reiterate again- the experience of training in the Redoubt was nothing short of incredible. The opportunity to work with the good folks from that part of the nation was a blessing and one that I intend on making happen again. This review comes from the Lower Valley Assembly, an excellent resource and community organization …
Montana RTO Course: Third Student Review
The third review for the incredible weekend and experience comes by the way of AmRRON Corps member and AmRRON Dark Labs project developer, Sprocket. He is quite a capable and incredibly knowledgeable radioman in his own right, as well as a man I'm proud to say I've met and will be working with in the …
Montana RTO Course: Two Student Reviews
Every class is a humbling experience. The opportunity to meet and arm good people with the knowledge and resources to make themselves and their groups better is one that I do not take lightly. At the behest of the staff at American Partisan, we brought the RTO Course to Montana and the American Redoubt. It …
Montana RTO Course and Other Admin Notes
Just one week out until the 8-9 SEP RTO Course at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds. Its going to be a packed class. Students aren't required to bring anything other than a notebook, pen, and something comfortable. There's going to be a lot of notes packed into two days of instruction and hands on exercises, so …
144:1 Sends- Patches and a Discount Code
Brushbeater V3 Patches still in stock- get them while you can, this is going to be the last run for a while. And while you're there check out some of the other cool stuff, like the 6th Louisiana Infantry patch, the Texas 20th Infantry flags or my own favorite, the Guilford Courthouse flag. Check em …