09/01/2026
𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 in an OIS. Effective performance requires the ability to apply both simultaneously.
Whatever you leave on the table, the other person takes—for free, I might add.
Interestingly, the same principle that drives performance in competitive shooting—𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆—also applies to performance in a critical incident.
Whether you are competing against the clock or responding to a threat, the objective remains the same:
𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗘𝗗 & 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗬
