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Case #2:
Deposition - Lead Instructor / Role Player
Instructors and safety officers stated that there was an inadequate amount of
PPE so it was deemed “optional”.
• The lead role player who shot the victim stated that he was the best shooter
in the department, his qualification scores are always 100%, he never misses
and because of the lack of safety equipment for this training event he only
shot at officers “below the waist”.
• This is key statement that requires breaking down:
Case #2:
The OODA Loop
Understanding the OODA Loop principles from a firearms and/or force-on-force
instructor perspective and applying it to a professional training program is
absolutely critical:
• The OODA Loop is the cycle: observe–orient–decide–act, developed by military
strategist and Unites States Air Force Colonel John Boyd.
• According to Boyd, decision making occurs in a recurring cycle of observe–
orient–decide–act.
• The observe–orient–decide–act cycle for an individual who is adequately
trained and experienced can process their environment and deliver a reflexive
procedural response on average in .35-.50 seconds.
• For the purposes of this presentation: a trained law enforcement officer.
