TNVC recently completed another Nightfighter 201 class in Alliance, OH from Sep 30 to Oct 2. This class was part of a full training package in Alliance, with a Try Before You Buy on Thursday night and our Nightfighter 101 class on Saturday night.
This was a sold out Nightfighter 201 class. The class was made up primarily of civilians—nearly all of them recent NF101 graduates and a lot of familiar faces. This is great to see and certainly excites us personally and professionally to see average earth people out there investing their time and resources into training.
Alliance is our “home” range. We have been coming to this range since we started training, and it really is a fun and comfortable place to train. Joe Weyer does an amazing job hosting our training, and it truly is the Disneyworld of gun training. So much to do there; there is a class for any skillset you are looking for.
We saw a little moisture on training night two—leftovers from Ian, but since we were inside for the bulk of the class, the weather was not too much of an issue. Illumination was great, and the temps made the outside work comfortable.
We saw a wide spread of night vision devices and student experience in class. We did not experience any night vision gear related issues in the class. We did have an interesting UTM failure on night two—the UTM bolt was locked into the upper receiver by the forward assist. That was a new one to us, and the student replaced his upper with another he had brought with him.
The NF201 course builds on the skills learned in NF101 and takes it up in both tempo and difficulty; we step on the gas pedal from the very beginning. It is really a problem-solving course—applying the technologies and skills learned in previous classes to help you solve problems in a variety of environments.
We want this class to be a logical progression of NF101, and I think that most students felt that way with their progression. More freedom is given in “how” to solve the problem, after the students determine the who, what, where when and why about the problems they face. Just be able to explain your decision—and it worked well for the students.
Alliance will be a staple venue for as long as we teach courses. We will be back there several times next year and our 2023 schedule will go live later this month.
Additionally, several companies stepped up to offer students swag and such for their attendance. We really appreciate their generosity and are proud to have them associated with our classes.
Ops-Core
Unity Tactical
Thyrm
Otte Gear
Phokus Research Group
Blue Force Gear
Cloud Defensive
Nods-Pods
Defense Mechanisms
Geissele Automatics