Training & Small Team Tactics
We believe a strong militia is built from strong small teams. Our training is centered on practical, hands-on skills that make every member more capable, more confident, and more valuable — to the group, and to their own family and community. This page covers the general areas we train in: medical, land navigation, marksmanship, communications, and small team tactics. It’s open to anyone — member or not — who wants a clear picture of what we do and how we approach it.
Whether you’re brand new or have years of outside experience, there’s a place for you to train, grow, and contribute.
Core Training Areas
Like any group focused on preparedness and small-team readiness, we train across a range of interconnected skills. Some of the areas we regularly cover include:
- Medical — from basic first aid up through combat casualty care fundamentals. Every member is encouraged to build real medical competence, not just carry a kit.
- Land Navigation — map and compass skills, terrain association, and movement planning that don’t depend on GPS or cell service.
- Marksmanship & Long-Range Shooting — fundamentals of safe, accurate shooting, building toward more advanced and long-range precision skills.
- Small Team Tactics — movement, communication, and coordination as a team: how a handful of people work together safely and effectively in the field.
- Communications — radio operating procedure and the basics of keeping a team talking when things get difficult.
- Physical Readiness — conditioning that supports everything else; you don’t need to be an athlete to start, but movement and stamina matter in the field.
- Field Craft & Sustainment — camp setup, gear selection, and the small logistics skills that keep a team functioning over a multi-day exercise.
Find Your Focus
Every member is encouraged to become proficient across all of the core areas above. Beyond that baseline, members are free to pursue a deeper focus in whatever interests them most — communications, medical, marksmanship, land navigation, engineering, and more.
And if we don’t currently have a focus in the area you’re passionate about, that’s not a dead end — it might mean you end up leading the way in it. That’s exactly how it’s happened before: there was a time we had no one training with drones beyond basic observation flights. Today, because a few members took the initiative, we have people training with drones for more than just watching from above. If there’s a skill you want to bring to the table, bring it — we’ll build around it.
A Path to Grow
What you get out of training here can look different depending on what you’re looking for. Some people join to meet like-minded people, get some solid hands-on training, and leave it there — and that’s a completely valid way to be part of this. Others want to go further: to work closely with a group of people they trust, cross-train across multiple skill sets, and genuinely prepare for the range of scenarios that could realistically affect our area.
Wherever you land on that spectrum, here’s how it works: everyone starts as a new recruit. Once you’ve shown you’re safe around others, understand the fundamentals, and have demonstrated real proficiency in at least one core area, you’ll be placed on a local team. From there, that team helps you sharpen small team tactics and keeps pushing your growth — you’re not learning alone.
One of the best things about a group like this is that you get out of it what you put into it. If you’re willing to help others, willing to improve yourself, and willing to work as part of a team, you’ll find real value in your time with us.
Interested in training with us? Reach out and get in touch, or come to one of our public meetings to see what we’re about.
