TRAINING
EDITORS
COMMENT
Nearly two years in Editor Bill has his say
As PMCI approaches its second anniversary I thought it was time to pen some words from the
Editorial side of things; as Paul is away “on task” this time it’s given me the perfect opportunity
to do so.
We agreed that I would take on the technical side of preparing
things whilst he would feed in news stories and information
about people he was dealing with. This has proved to be a great
partnership for us both so far, and I can only thank he and Nige
for the opportunity. We all agree wholeheartedly on the ethos
and direction of the magazine, and it’s my job to ensure that
everything comes together in a timely manner for each issue,
especially in such troubled time globally.
Since that moment I’ve drawn together a great team of
contributors; my great friend and “Bearded Brother” Trampas
looks after business in the USA courtesy of his Swanson Media
Group presence, now ably assisted by Craig. Paul Hutchinson
from ARG has always been on hand to keep us fully up to date
with developments in the industry. The Chalkster has joined us
recently and brings to the table a superb knowledge of everything
firearms related, and from this issue onwards Andy has will be
joining us for regular “Skills and Drills” articles. Sadly Robbie and
Rich are leaving us as they too suffer from stringent operational
tempos and commitments like Dan, but to not include them in
this group would be remiss as they’ve helped make PMCI what
it has become.
I would like to publicly thank each and every contributor for what
they have helped create, and all that advertise with us for their
support thus far. I’d also like to thank all of the great individuals,
groups and companies that have worked with us thus far to create
some truly interesting and unique content.
Of course the success of PMCI is ultimately down to you, our
readers, to each and every one of you that tune in to each new
issue; Issue 1 of PMCI has now been read over 57,000 times, and
every subsequent issue is heading in the same direction!
From that tiny seed something mighty is growing, and I sincerely
hope that you’ll stay with us to see this happen as there’s much
more to come; for instance in the next Issue I’ve just arranged
to work with the guys in the UK to really get to grips with the
Shot Indicating Resetting Trigger (SIRT) Training Pistol so expect
something pretty special on that (if you really can’t wait then
you can check them out by visiting www.nextleveltraining.com)!
Wherever you may be people, train hard, stay vigilant and keep
safe.
COM
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n September 2014 I got a call from Nige, the publisher
of PMCI, asking if I might help out as Dan, the original
Editor was out in Afghanistan and had gone “off comms”.
The deadline for the October issue was fast approaching
and the issue was only half complete! I eagerly accepted
the challenge and the seed of a new co-operation was
planted.
Many of you who interact with us via the internet have
expressed an interest as to how PMCI came about in the
first place, and I have to tell you that it was the brainchild initially
of Dan and Nige. That said I don’t believe that many people
actually understand the physical process of bringing a magazine
together regularly, and such is the mark of the man that when
Dan and I met when he returned from the Afghan trip he admitted
to me that he was struggling with the demands of still being “on
the job” and creating PMCI at the same time.
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