Training should be realistic and rigorous to ensure operators are prepared for the realities of combat.

“if you make training so realistic you don't know the difference because of your mindset it's very hard to trip people up if i paint it real in my mind during training my body won't know the difference”

Travis Haley argues that the effectiveness of tactical training depends on understanding the instinctual strengths and cognitive modes of students.

“I can walk into any department and know exactly what everybody's conative instinct is that's my job as a leader I have to because if I can go up to you and say let's say you're the high fact finding systemizing engineer and you're like in building a cad bottle you're into it and I walk in and go hey”