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Current training article: Why Oh Why?

By Staff Sgt. Andy Norrie

As stated in another training article featured here on Motorcops.com we must practice the six R's to successful training. They are: Relevant, Recent, Repetition, Realism, Review and Responsible. It is incumbent upon all of us to ensure our training is meeting the six R's test. Recently I was pondering the current state of police motorcycle training and was wondering if our training has continued to evolve and advance or are we still teaching the same stuff as 15 or 20 years ago? Are we being responsible? Is our training relevant and realistic? Are we asking ourselves "Why are we doing it this way, can we do it better?" I applied a common management problem solving technique called "The 5 Whys". Credit for this system is given to Toyota Founder Kiichiro Toyoda's father Sakichi who first used it in the 1930s. Personally, I believe it was invented by a three year old and has been used by every three year old since time began to torment their parent's with a perpetual "Why" to every answer given to them. Continue with the article.