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pmcimagazine.com 6 Quietly spoken and humorous, yet authoritative at all times Eli encouraged input at every stage; his approach was that if we were asking questions we were paying attention. After an introduction to the Skills Room and to “Combat Stance” we’d already got to midnight so it was time for lights out, to lie in the darkness and assimilate all we’d learned. DRIVING ON! After the late night finish, it was an equally early start. Eli would drive the guys forward with his passion and skill, and he seemed intent to deliver a thoroughly full course with each and every minute accounted for. Saturday morning, even at 0800 was bright and warm, and Eli opened the day outside with a pretty ruthless workout or “phys” session to get everyone switched on, and soon the guys were feeling the heat! I would stress here that any pictures you see where eyepro is off means that all rifles, carbines, and pistols were safe, with mags out. Once again, Eli worked on the pmcimagazine.com