Author: Tomcat
Keeping Training Fresh
From Beretta: For those of us who have been shooting for quite a while and in high quantities, improvement can sometimes elude us, especially if we get burnt out. As a new shooter, there is a lot of room for improvement, but as an experienced shooter we sometimes struggle to gain that extra bit we need to get to the next level. As you get to the highest levels in…
Glock The Choice of Female Officers
From Tactical Life: About five years into my career, my agency made a significant change to its policy on authorized duty weapons. The change, which was rumored to have been prompted by aging and problematic duty weapons—specifically a light primer strike/failure to fire during an officer-involved shooting—allowed officers to purchase GLOCK firearms at their own expense. My agency not only allowed the officers to purchase GLOCK firearms, but it also…
Maggie Reese at 3-Gun Western Championship
Best of Luck this weekend to Colt Sponsored Shooter @Maggie_Reese1 at @3GunNation Western Regional Championship! pic.twitter.com/Xs5Blc73Lj — Colt Firearms (@ColtFirearms) February 20, 2015
Woman To Head Texas A&M Corps of Cadets
From The Dallas Morning News: The university said Monday that junior Alyssa Marie Michalke of the Fayette County town of Schulenburg will assume command of more than 2,400 cadets in the spring.
Demand Up For Women Gun Instructors
From CNN: The market for female gun instructors is booming as more women want to learn to shoot — both for self defense and for sport, said Tina Wilson-Cohen, who owns She Can Shoot, an all-women firearm and self-defense training business in Fairfax, Va.
Tips On Pullups
From Military Times: That’s because the pullup works not just your biceps and forearms, but also taps something deep down in your shoulder muscles, plus the core-stabilizing lats, abs and middle back. It’s a full upper-body workout unto itself. No wonder women can’t do them. Or maybe it’s only the Wonder Women who can. Most just aren’t built for that kind of heavy lifting. It’s basic biology — right?
Prosecution Of Military Sexual Assault Cases To Stay Within Pentagon
From Military Times: The Senate on Thursday blocked a bill that would have stripped senior military commanders of their authority to prosecute rapes and other serious offenses, capping an emotional, nearly yearlong fight over how best to curb sexual assault in the ranks.
Artillery Positions Now Open To Women
From Military Times: The March 4 directive opens to women approximately 1,900 area-of-concentration 13A Field Artillery officer positions in the active component, and 1,700 in the Guard and Reserve.