Funny Armyism MSF BRC

I know what you're talking about IRT doing it during work hours. They aren't making it mandatory for civilians anymore, but as long as there are open slots, we can slide into the class. They offer BRC, ARC, and ERC courses. I've never actually taken any and was just entertaining the idea of starting at the beginning and taking all 3. Especially if it's free and considered "Safety Training".

I would be taking those courses every couple of years if they were free. I imagine you also get paid you normal pay while doing the "safety training"? You should be on that like white on rice. ;)

bob
 
Waiting on "approval for training" and actually having the time as training takes a back seat unless it's required!
 
The military is slowly but surely stopping payment for the BRC course they are still paying for the refresher courses like the ARC but doing away with the BRC, and rightly so I never understood why they paid for the BRC in the first place--complete waste of taxpayers money.

90% of what government does is stuff it has no business doing.
 
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I would be taking those courses every couple of years if they were free. I imagine you also get paid you normal pay while doing the "safety training"? You should be on that like white on rice. ;)

bob

Yep. We're required to do 1 class at least every 5 years, but I do them more often than that mixing up ERC/ARC (expect and advanced riders course, MSRC (military sport bike riders course), and the various other more advanced training we do (similar to track day events, but no unlimited top speed).

It's viewed as a force preservation measure, keep soldiers from dying on bikes, save money and manpower already invested. Given how bad some riders are, I fully endorse the program.
 
Yep. We're required to do 1 class at least every 5 years, but I do them more often than that mixing up ERC/ARC (expect and advanced riders course, MSRC (military sport bike riders course), and the various other more advanced training we do (similar to track day events, but no unlimited top speed).

It's viewed as a force preservation measure, keep soldiers from dying on bikes, save money and manpower already invested. Given how bad some riders are, I fully endorse the program.

I agree, when I retired in 1992 the Navy in San Diego was taking a hard look at all of the squids getting greased on their sportbikes and started offering classes and eventually made them mandatory prior to getting a base sticker. I fully endorse them also. Hell, they go on deployment and come home with too much money and head down to the bike shop to get the fastest one they can find, never ridden before most of them. :(

bob
 
Yep. We're required to do 1 class at least every 5 years, but I do them more often than that mixing up ERC/ARC (expect and advanced riders course, MSRC (military sport bike riders course), and the various other more advanced training we do (similar to track day events, but no unlimited top speed).

It's viewed as a force preservation measure, keep soldiers from dying on bikes, save money and manpower already invested. Given how bad some riders are, I fully endorse the program.
Some branches of the military require it every three years, big concerns with the amount of serious accidents and deaths amoung military personal riding bikes, now as a MSF instructor I think no I know the BRC training could be a lot harder in fact it is comical how easy it is to get your motorcycle license in this country.

Last month we had an 18year old airman take the BRC class and during the introduction part he informed us he really needs his license as he is buying his friends turbo boosted Hybusa and this is a guy who had never even sat on a bike before.
 
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