Trooper Field Training | National Geographic

tonight’s attacker is sergeant Hall and

tonight’s attacker is sergeant Hall and this is a training exercise to prepare

this is a training exercise to prepare

this is a training exercise to prepare troopers for a worst case scenario in

troopers for a worst case scenario in

troopers for a worst case scenario in the field like a real-life situation

the field like a real-life situation

the field like a real-life situation they use live rounds and these drills

they use live rounds and these drills

they use live rounds and these drills are meant to catch troopers off-guard

are meant to catch troopers off-guard

are meant to catch troopers off-guard all right

all right

all right surprise you a bit yeah you were

surprise you a bit yeah you were

surprise you a bit yeah you were starting to wrestle with me a little bit

starting to wrestle with me a little bit

starting to wrestle with me a little bit probably want some strikes I’m down on

probably want some strikes I’m down on

probably want some strikes I’m down on the ground

the ground

the ground starting throwing elbows Trevor he comes

starting throwing elbows Trevor he comes

starting throwing elbows Trevor he comes up to you over but anyway so let’s go

up to you over but anyway so let’s go

up to you over but anyway so let’s go see what your hits look like all right

see what your hits look like all right

see what your hits look like all right that’s all right it’s part of it to do

that’s all right it’s part of it to do

that’s all right it’s part of it to do this about four times a year no matter

this about four times a year no matter

this about four times a year no matter what the weather or the conditions these

what the weather or the conditions these

what the weather or the conditions these instinctual reactions can be the

instinctual reactions can be the

instinctual reactions can be the difference between life and death any

difference between life and death any

difference between life and death any questions okay all right let’s go ahead

questions okay all right let’s go ahead

questions okay all right let’s go ahead and download the rifles and we’re going

and download the rifles and we’re going

and download the rifles and we’re going place them back in your patrol vehicles

place them back in your patrol vehicles

place them back in your patrol vehicles it’s time the animal go on with the next

it’s time the animal go on with the next

it’s time the animal go on with the next drill

drill

drill nighttime target practice in below

nighttime target practice in below

nighttime target practice in below freezing temperatures is net tonight

freezing temperatures is net tonight

freezing temperatures is net tonight troopers will train into the morning

troopers will train into the morning

troopers will train into the morning hours to ensure they get it right when

hours to ensure they get it right when

hours to ensure they get it right when it counts you know to me the way I see

it counts you know to me the way I see

it counts you know to me the way I see things you can stand out here and shoot

things you can stand out here and shoot

things you can stand out here and shoot pretty little circles on a target all

pretty little circles on a target all

pretty little circles on a target all day long and it’s just it looks nice to

day long and it’s just it looks nice to

day long and it’s just it looks nice to add the stress of what can happen to us

add the stress of what can happen to us

add the stress of what can happen to us and where officers have been killed in

and where officers have been killed in

and where officers have been killed in the past due to not training for it I

the past due to not training for it I

the past due to not training for it I can’t imagine a more valuable training

can’t imagine a more valuable training

can’t imagine a more valuable training than what we’re trying to do here and

than what we’re trying to do here and

than what we’re trying to do here and like I said the whole aspect of this is

like I said the whole aspect of this is

like I said the whole aspect of this is to get them off center and then make

to get them off center and then make

to get them off center and then make them come back to focus as quickly as

them come back to focus as quickly as

them come back to focus as quickly as possible so they they’re ready for the

possible so they they’re ready for the

possible so they they’re ready for the net for the next time this happens

net for the next time this happens

net for the next time this happens they’ve got something to build from