Grand Master Jay, aka John Fitzgerald Johnson, is not retired. He was just a reservist many years ago.
His skill lies in his charisma. If you doubt this, just try to get 200+ folks, dressed similarly according to your taste, with long guns, to assemble on hostile ground and then march them in ranks and files according to your orders.
This is impressive regardless of their training or weapons skill.
It doesn’t take much training or weapons skill to pull off, say, home invasions.
200 “troops” = 20 squads of ten. One former soldier plus 9 willing troops would be very formidable for home invasions. Imagine them attacking isolated homes at 0300, by surprise, South African farm attack style.
So what’s the play here Matt? My wife and I opening fire with shotguns and pistols on 10 guys invading our home at 3 AM may not result in victory, but to OldGoatCPO’s point, if those 10 guys aren’t drilled in live fire exercises or otherwise panic when shot at, they may be functionally effective as 3-5 properly trained soldiers. Again, odds are not in our favor, but I don’t suspect that military background among these conscripts to the leftist cause is going to be substantial. Or am I being shortsighted?
Bottom line, put fear aside, how do we prepare? Or can we? The Founders put “well-regulated” into the 2A to mean prepared. I’ve done my fair share of tactical shooter training, but I’m not confident in my ability to overwhelm 10 men. What are our preparatory options? Seek out vets and ask them to train us?