About this episode

The episode discusses the lack of transparency and accountability in the 2A training community amidst the rise of social media and new training companies.

The 2A training community is one of diverse backgrouns, both from the trainers, as well as the students that attend their courses. As we've intermixed social media and influencers to that equation, the whole ecosystem that orbits firearms training, has only gotten more confusing. As we see more and more training companies in the community pop up, with AI created ads, and exciting social media content, I'm finding that there's less and less accountability amongs both students, and the trainers. For years we point the finger at students not spending enough, not taking enough courses, as if that was the biggest issue faced in the industry. Today though, we see borderline deceptive resumes from instructors, and deliberately vague backgrouns, making it difficult for consumers to understand who they're learning from, and why they should listen. Here's my observations on these developments over the last several years, and why I think we as consumers need to take greater accountability. Visit our sponsors! Our Patreon - www.patreon.com/prepared_mindset_pod Custom Night Vision - www.customnightvision.com US Duty Gear - https://usdutygear.com/ code 'PreparedMindset' RMA Armor…

People in this episode

Host: Austin Diehl

Topics covered

• transparency
• firearms training
• accountability
• social media
• training community
• instructors
• consumer awareness

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