I enrolled for the Security training and Job Placement program offered thru PFO Tactical. Mr Steele, the lead instructor states that he has a 100% placement record for graduates from his class. Upon enrollment myself and the entire class were spoken to in a very very very condescending manner and told that he, (the instructor) was going to " tear us down so he could build us back up". What a laugh, tear down complete... Build up gone and forgotten The extremenly arrogant staff would NEVER tell you what was expected of you. They got a far greater thrill out of trying to make you feel like a fool.
The lead instructor would brag that he would spend up to 5 minutes per day practicing his "quick draw" in front of a mirror. Practicing his quick draw... I out grew that in 1st grade. The insructors... All of them... Bragged that they would practice trigger pull by pretending to shoot characters on the TV screen in the evenings while relaxing in their living rooms... Is this the type of training I am really paying for??? LETS STOP FOR A MINUTE & PONDER GUN SAFETY HERE, not to mention the instructors level of maturity, or lack of.
PFO Tactical states they will certify you as a level II security officer with a chemical defense endorsement... (Pepper spray). This certification consisted of being sprayed with pepper spray, opening your eyes and telling the instructor how many fingers he was holding up, then finding the toy blue gun and shooting the instructor... (yes you read it correctly... Shooting the instructor... Are you seeing the pattern here)? Upon completion of each student being sprayed with pepper spray... (yes each student was sprayed with pepper spray), the bright and wonderful decontamination station we were escorted to consisted of a garbage can full of water and a bottle of palmolive dish washing liquid. Again... Yes... A freaking kitchen garbage can and a bottle of palmolive.
Now comes range day... You are told that you must shoot 80% from 25 yards... That is all... Nothing more nothing less. When you arrive at the range, you find the range isnt a range at all but a dump just off the interstate. No kidding... This range was a dump... Not just a nasty place but quite literally a dump...!!! Never did I nor will you hear the traditional and of course nationally recognized range commands... Ready on the right... Ready on the left... Ready on the firing line, no no no... That may just be a bit to professional for the circus act I paid for expecting a real class. You are told throughout the class that the instructors will teach you how to shoot more accuratley upon arrival to the range... (dump). The deffination of "how to shoot more accuratley" is in reality nothing more than a barage of insults and multiple instructors screaming at the students. If you dont show signs of improvement during the scream fest, you are told to leave the range and later congratulated on your choice to "voluntarily withdraw" from the range... Voluntarily withdraw... Nothing could be farther from the truth. You are forced from the range by multiple people screaming in your ear and telling you just what a poor excuse you are for a human being.
I have learned that the original statements made by Mr Steale... (good name considering he steals your self esteam, pride, and money by not delivering what he promises) are correct. Only ONE IN FOUR, 25% pass his class. Not because the class is difficult, but because the way the class is designed and the personalities of the instructors set you up for failure. The instructors are horrible horrible little people that must boost themselves up on your suffering.in fairness, the instructors are excellent at telling you..."you have failed, but if you like you can pay me an additional $100.00 dollars and come to the shooting improvement class that I offer". From my experience that is the only thing the instructors excell at.
Lets face it folks... We are not talking military special forces here... We are talking level III security... If only one in four (25%) pass... The blame lies with the instructor, and his desire to take advantage of those less educated, or those he thinks he can make additional money on. Pure and simple the man, the class, the program, nothing here is designed to pass students and produce state certified level III security guards. Everything in this program is designed to defraud students of their hard earned money and entice them to then spend even more hard earned money with the hopes of passing. This guy... Andrew Steele (a LEGIT Security guard wash out), actually brags that he has failed SWAT cops, ex-Iraqi war vets, ex US Marines, etc... in fact... The instructors actually make fun of and degrade law enforcements officers that are current and past students...
In a nut shell... Albuquerque... Rio rancho... Beware of this company... If you are looking for security training go to a reputible security company that has a proven track record... Summit, Gallup, AFS etc are only a few of many out there.
This company does not have a website, but posts their videos, photos of the dump, etc on facebook...
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