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#EP 137 @azcdo.079

On this week’s podcast, I speak with Arron Ferguson, a former 23-year NSW Police Detective and 24-year Australian Army 1st Commando Regiment Special Forces Operator. Arron joined the army first as a commando, and two years later, he was offered a spot on a deployment to Timor. However, the NSW Police also offered a full-time policing position at the academy. Arron lived a double life as both a Detective and army Special Forces reserve soldier. Arron was involved in hundreds of domestic police investigations and then deployments to Timor and highly kinetic operations in Afghanistan as part of the special operations task force. He was forced into early retirement due to a genetic muscle disease, which took a toll on his mental health and, not to mention, his physical capabilities. In this podcast, Arron talks about the loss of mates while he was deployed in Afghanistan, how policing has changed from when he joined and the true mental cost of serving as a first responder and in the military. Arron also talks about the mental health aspect of loss of purpose and finding purpose again after being diagnosed with this genetic muscle disease, and how every veteran and first responder struggles with transition back to civilian life after living a high kinetic life that veterans and first responders live.

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#GRIP - When it comes to pistol shooting, think of your grip like the tyres on a race car.

It’s the primary interface between you and the machine.

Small changes to that interface can have a big effect on how the pistol behaves — recoil, return, accuracy and particularly performance at speed.

Stance & Posture still matters, but don’t expect a perfect stance to repair a poor interface with the pistol.

Different coaches use different language, but a few concepts keep showing up:

LEVERAGE • CONNECTION • PRESSURE • STRUCTURE • DURABILITY

Principles are consistent. The solution is individual.

Let’s start with leverage →

HARD UNDER THE BEAVER TAIL

Get the master hand as high as your anatomy and the pistol allow — hard up underneath the tang/beavertail.

And that doesn’t mean just sneaking a bit of loose skin from the webbing between the thumb and index finger up against it.

Think about getting the tissue and underlying structure in the webbing between the thumb and index finger high and secure behind the pistol.

Why?

The recoil impulse is rearward, but the bore axis typically sits above our hands (unless you’re a sideways gangster 😂 — that’s a later lesson).

That offset creates a lever arm that contributes to rotational muzzle rise.

Get high. Maximise your leverage.

Ideally, establish that relationship during your initial acquisition of the pistol rather than trying to repair it afterwards.

But height at the back of the pistol is only part of the equation.

Look underneath it also →

HARD UNDER THE TRIGGER GUARD

The webbing isn’t the only place we’re looking for height.

Look at the area underneath the trigger guard.

Get the master hand high and securely underneath it rather than leaving unnecessary space. Some trigger guards will have a cutout for this purpose.

We’re looking for useful contact, leverage and a repeatable mechanical relationship with the pistol.

Don’t just optimise one hand. Optimise the interface.

The master hand is only half the system — and a common mistake is building it in a way that leaves nowhere useful for the non-master hand to go.

So before we add the second hand, make some room →

MAKE SOME ROOM.

Once the master hand

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4wd Vic 50th Anniversary, celebration. Mansfield Victoria. #4wdvic #4x4 #4x4life #Mansfield #krakenexpeditions

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There’s been a lot of super informative videos circling lately about good med practices and med products, however in some of the videos they are utilising black gloves, this may not be a deal breaker however it raises an important training point.

Early in our law enforcement careers, we were the same as plenty of others, we wore black nitrile gloves because they looked the part. In reality, once you start treating casualties, you quickly realise that appearance means nothing if it works against you.

In a TCCC environment, light coloured gloves offer a genuine operational advantage.

• Blood is immediately easier to identify, helping you locate life threatening injuries faster.
• You can quickly recognise when your gloves have become contaminated and reduce the risk of cross contamination.
• Blood and other body fluids are easier to distinguish, making assessments under stress more effective.
• During secondary surveys, blood transfer onto your gloves can highlight injuries that may have otherwise been missed.

The comparison in these photos speaks for itself. After a blood sweep, it’s obvious which gloves make it easier to recognise contamination and ongoing bleeding.

There’s nothing wrong with black gloves if that’s all you have. But if you’re choosing what to carry in your IFAK or medical kit, we’d recommend light blue or another lighter colour every time.

Looking tactical doesn’t save lives. Making better clinical decisions does.

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💥 Congratulations to our latest cohort of instructors for achieving our Highfield Level 3 International Award in Delivering Training qualification. A huge effort for their design, delivery and review of their training approaches as facilitators of learning - a privilege and a responsibility to be awarded this international qualification!
🙌 Well done gentlemen

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💥 Our Highfield International Level 4 Range Safety Supervisor AND Level 4 International Firearms Instructor training is complete!
Thank you lads for such a huge effort with your prior studies, then on the range = safe, professional, and proficient.
‼️ Not without its trials for sure.
✅ Congratulations for persevering and pushing through. A massive undertaking. Well done 🫡

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One thing the last few years has taught me is how important it is to stay in control of your own path.

You can’t always control what happens around you. Sometimes things change. Sometimes you become disillusioned. Sometimes you don’t realise you’ve been whipping a dead horse long after it stopped moving.

I think this is particularly relevant to first responders and veterans because many convince themselves they only have one horse to whip.

You can’t afford to get bogged down, and you can’t fall into the trap of entitlement. If you find yourself a square peg trying to fit into a round hole, even if that hole once fitted perfectly, it’s probably time to acknowledge that you’ve outgrown the environment.

The next move is yours to make.

There’s a whole world out there that many of us forget exists, but nobody is going to hand out free passes when life doesn’t go to plan.

Yes, you might need to start again.

But you’re not starting from scratch.

You’ve got experience, resilience, skills and lessons that your 18-year-old self could only dream of having.

As a motorsport fan, here’s how I see it:

Telling everyone you’ve got the fastest car on the grid means nothing. You still have to roll onto the circuit and qualify like everybody else. The stopwatch doesn’t care about your reputation.

It’s time to get out there and prove your worth.

And sometimes, that means taking risks again.

Another great course with @elite_training_organisation. The training is valuable, but the friendships and connections built over the last few months might be even more valuable.

#FirstResponders #Veterans #Training #Leadership #Growth Resilience

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#EP 148 GEOFF STEWART

G’day and welcome back to True Blue Conversations — where we share the stories of those who’ve stood the line, served their communities, and carried the weight of responsibility most will never truly understand.

Today’s guest represents something rare — not just service, but endurance at the highest level. Forty-eight years in policing. Nearly five decades of showing up, day in and day out, through the good, the bad, and everything in between.

Joining us is Superintendent (Retired) Geoff Stewart of the Western Australian Police — a man who built a career on leadership, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to the job and the people beside him.

From walking the beat in the early days to making the tough calls at senior command, he’s seen policing evolve, faced moments that test character, and led from the front when it mattered most.

This is more than a career — it’s a lifetime of service. A story of mateship, pressure, sacrifice, and what it truly means to wear the badge for nearly half a century.

So, settle in — because this is True Blue Conversations, and today, you’re hearing from a man who’s given 48 years to the job, and has the stories to prove it. This is a raw and honest conversation about how policing has evolved from the late 1970s to the present day.

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Setting an example to the community with exemplary driving.

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