Posted: 8/26/2014 6:33:33 AM EDT
| Any results or feedback from this years challenge? I was not able to stop by this year. |
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Any live target dogs left over? I am willing to adopt Even after the one billionth time, that never gets old. Hysterical. Absolutely hysterical. The Challenge was well done as always. It was nice meeting some of you guys and going out for some beers afterwards. Hope you like the hats. 
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Even after the one billionth time, that never gets old. Hysterical. Absolutely hysterical. The Challenge was well done as always. It was nice meeting some of you guys and going out for some beers afterwards. Hope you like the hats. Quoted:
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Any live target dogs left over? I am willing to adopt Even after the one billionth time, that never gets old. Hysterical. Absolutely hysterical. The Challenge was well done as always. It was nice meeting some of you guys and going out for some beers afterwards. Hope you like the hats. Billionth? Billionth what? Puppies? |
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Any live target dogs left over? I am willing to adopt Even after the one billionth time, that never gets old. Hysterical. Absolutely hysterical. The Challenge was well done as always. It was nice meeting some of you guys and going out for some beers afterwards. Hope you like the hats. How many glocknades blew up? 
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They are practicing to break through our gates 
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Lol. They also broke the range gate door. Maybe it was one of the event scenarios, breaking thru the gate They are practicing to break through our gates
Shhhhhhhh.... They don't think we know. |
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Lol. They also broke the range gate door. Maybe it was one of the event scenarios, breaking thru the gate They are practicing to break through our gates
Shhhhhhhh.... They don't think we know. Shhhhhhhhh....they do know. They don't care you know. That's the difference. |
| Hats off to CREST and Hartford. My hometown PD (Willimantic) did not compete again. Very disappointed that they never compete. The courses of fire look like a great opportunity to test your skills. Many of the teams actually use this event for their monthly training. Cheers to all that competed. |
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Hats off to CREST and Hartford. My hometown PD (Willimantic) did not compete again. Very disappointed that they never compete. ...... Maybe they don't feel they need to play soldier. Since none of them are in it to "play" soldier, that can't be it. Good guess though. |
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I heard that same thing today. Wondering if it's true. Quoted:
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Any word on if it truly is the last year for the event? I heard that same thing today. Wondering if it's true. I heard the same thing. From what I was told the problem is the cost to WHPD for hosting for all this time has made some admins grumpy. Could be more though. I am always surprised how many towns give so little to their SWAT programs to train. I know they are expensive but many of the teams that attend do so on their own time and dime, using vacation days. It's the only way they can go. |
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I heard the same thing. From what I was told the problem is the cost to WHPD for hosting for all this time has made some admins grumpy. Could be more though. I am always surprised how many towns give so little to their SWAT programs to train. I know they are expensive but many of the teams that attend do so on their own time and dime, using vacation days. It's the only way they can go. Quoted:
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Any word on if it truly is the last year for the event? I heard that same thing today. Wondering if it's true. I heard the same thing. From what I was told the problem is the cost to WHPD for hosting for all this time has made some admins grumpy. Could be more though. I am always surprised how many towns give so little to their SWAT programs to train. I know they are expensive but many of the teams that attend do so on their own time and dime, using vacation days. It's the only way they can go. Shoot, Ill use my vacation days and pay quite a bit to be a part of a CIVI challenge  
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Next year they will be busy busting our doors in, shooting our dogs and confiscating our AWs. So they won't have time to compete. Well, that's sort of competing. Each town can see how many doors, dogs and AWs they can break, kill and take. I can ask if you can keep score if you want. |
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I heard the same thing. From what I was told the problem is the cost to WHPD for hosting for all this time has made some admins grumpy. Could be more though. I am always surprised how many towns give so little to their SWAT programs to train. I know they are expensive but many of the teams that attend do so on their own time and dime, using vacation days. It's the only way they can go. Quoted:
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Any word on if it truly is the last year for the event? I heard that same thing today. Wondering if it's true. I heard the same thing. From what I was told the problem is the cost to WHPD for hosting for all this time has made some admins grumpy. Could be more though. I am always surprised how many towns give so little to their SWAT programs to train. I know they are expensive but many of the teams that attend do so on their own time and dime, using vacation days. It's the only way they can go. You and I have heard the same things John. WHPD is getting sick of fitting the he bill in terms of time and money for this. Can't say I blame them, what ROI do they get out of it? |
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You and I have heard the same things John. WHPD is getting sick of fitting the he bill in terms of time and money for this. Can't say I blame them, what ROI do they get out of it? Quoted:
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Any word on if it truly is the last year for the event? I heard that same thing today. Wondering if it's true. I heard the same thing. From what I was told the problem is the cost to WHPD for hosting for all this time has made some admins grumpy. Could be more though. I am always surprised how many towns give so little to their SWAT programs to train. I know they are expensive but many of the teams that attend do so on their own time and dime, using vacation days. It's the only way they can go. You and I have heard the same things John. WHPD is getting sick of fitting the he bill in terms of time and money for this. Can't say I blame them, what ROI do they get out of it? Exactly. They are not even allowed to participate. They are almost a victim of their own success. It's so well done it takes more and more effort to make it better every year. The obstacle course through the MDC has become legendary all over the country. Let's hope they can work something out for next year. |
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Exactly. They are not even allowed to participate. They are almost a victim of their own success. It's so well done it takes more and more effort to make it better every year. The obstacle course through the MDC has become legendary all over the country. Let's hope they can work something out for next year. Quoted:
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Any word on if it truly is the last year for the event? I heard that same thing today. Wondering if it's true. I heard the same thing. From what I was told the problem is the cost to WHPD for hosting for all this time has made some admins grumpy. Could be more though. I am always surprised how many towns give so little to their SWAT programs to train. I know they are expensive but many of the teams that attend do so on their own time and dime, using vacation days. It's the only way they can go. You and I have heard the same things John. WHPD is getting sick of fitting the he bill in terms of time and money for this. Can't say I blame them, what ROI do they get out of it? Exactly. They are not even allowed to participate. They are almost a victim of their own success. It's so well done it takes more and more effort to make it better every year. The obstacle course through the MDC has become legendary all over the country. Let's hope they can work something out for next year. We shall see, if it happens again I will likely be participating. |
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You and I have heard the same things John. WHPD is getting sick of fitting the he bill in terms of time and money for this. Can't say I blame them, what ROI do they get out of it? Quoted:
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Any word on if it truly is the last year for the event? I heard that same thing today. Wondering if it's true. I heard the same thing. From what I was told the problem is the cost to WHPD for hosting for all this time has made some admins grumpy. Could be more though. I am always surprised how many towns give so little to their SWAT programs to train. I know they are expensive but many of the teams that attend do so on their own time and dime, using vacation days. It's the only way they can go. You and I have heard the same things John. WHPD is getting sick of fitting the he bill in terms of time and money for this. Can't say I blame them, what ROI do they get out of it? I bet that the financial issue could easily be resolved if they included some sort of (paid) public participation- even if it was PC, for example limited to the O-course (even an adapted version) |
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You and I have heard the same things John. WHPD is getting sick of fitting the he bill in terms of time and money for this. Can't say I blame them, what ROI do they get out of it? Quoted:
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Any word on if it truly is the last year for the event? I heard that same thing today. Wondering if it's true. I heard the same thing. From what I was told the problem is the cost to WHPD for hosting for all this time has made some admins grumpy. Could be more though. I am always surprised how many towns give so little to their SWAT programs to train. I know they are expensive but many of the teams that attend do so on their own time and dime, using vacation days. It's the only way they can go. You and I have heard the same things John. WHPD is getting sick of fitting the he bill in terms of time and money for this. Can't say I blame them, what ROI do they get out of it? Negative ROI Plus the bill for a broken gate 
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Any word on if it truly is the last year for the event? I heard that same thing today. Wondering if it's true. I heard the same thing. From what I was told the problem is the cost to WHPD for hosting for all this time has made some admins grumpy. Could be more though. I am always surprised how many towns give so little to their SWAT programs to train. I know they are expensive but many of the teams that attend do so on their own time and dime, using vacation days. It's the only way they can go. You and I have heard the same things John. WHPD is getting sick of fitting the he bill in terms of time and money for this. Can't say I blame them, what ROI do they get out of it? I bet that the financial issue could easily be resolved if they included some sort of (paid) public participation- even if it was PC, for example limited to the O-course (even an adapted version) Do the Depts pay to participate? |
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Does anyone know if Willimantic has a former Navy SEAL on their team? My neighbor claims one of their guys was a SEAL I don't think so! But I'll check my intel. ETA: Ex Seals Maybe one of theses guys? |
| Spoke to my neighbor last night. States one of the Willi SWAT guys wore a shirt with a SEAL trident on it during a police firearms class. Claimed he received his M4 training through Naval Special Warfare. Never said he was a SEAL but lead everyone to believe he was. If he was a SEAL then he deserves a hat tip. If not then he should return the shirt to the Army/Navy surplus store where he bought it from. |
| That is awesome news. I was really impressed with this event in the past. The West Hartford guys put a lot of work into this competition. Nice to see that it will continue. Hopefully the Willimantic team will give it a shot in 2015. I would like to see if the taxes I pay to support this team are worth it. |