ETA: My files are attached to this other thread for download by instructors/Applecore: https://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=61834.0
After a two-year Covid-induced hiatus, the famous Michigan IBC convened for the first time since 2019. While we broke our over-40-attendees streak, 29 instructors descended on Lapeer, Michigan to shake off the rust and get a leg-up on 2022.
Friday evening's extracurricular activity was an abbreviated Pistol Clinic put on by Rangerat67. While we did not have any instructors qualify on the PQT, many are knocking at the door. And this was a good "primer" for the Pistol IBC rangerat is leading next month in Kingston.
Saturday started with the Pledge and a tribute to our fallen instructor/Shoot Boss, Super Trooper, Terrell Reber. T.Wolf read a wonderful tribute that he wrote, and that was followed by Graywolf leading us in prayer. Terrell's son, Tyler, spent the weekend with us and is considering taking an Orange Hat to follow in his father's footsteps. We reminded Tyler that whether he took a hat or not, there was a room full of 'brothers' and 'sisters' that had his back and would always be there for him.
The Shoot Boss then presented an Orange Hat to our newest IIT: icychicken!
The rest of the day covered the Safety Briefing, GI Sling, Prone, Six Steps, NPOA and IMC POIs and breakouts for ALL instructors to perform each POI.
Grawywolf taught how to tell a Strike, how to put a Strike together, and then covered First Strike. His son, Click, covered Second Strike in the afternoon.
Saturday wrapped up with Rifle Familiarization after dinner, giving all instructors an opportunity to learn and handle five classes of rifles - ARs, M1/M1As, 10/22s, 597s and 795s.
Sunday finished up with the remaining POIs - standing and seated, with more breakouts. 3.Dogs (Third Strike), also a son of Graywolf , and Click (DOMs) finished the history lessons with breakouts for each. The troubleshooting/diagnosing shooter errors took a good part of the afternoon, finishing up with talks on LadySeed and the Pistol Program.
The IBC was officially ended at 4:30 on Sunday afternoon, followed by a record-setting teardown/cleanup, thanks to just about everyone sticking around and pitching in.
I couldn't have pulled off this event without the help of a LOT of people....
Superheat/number6 - troubleshooting
SteelThunder- Saturday POI demos, RC
Our "first family" of history - Graywolf, 3.Dogs and Click
rangerat67 - Appleseed Pistol Clinic
number6 - logistics, planning, SC
TL/Madhatter - LadySeed
And thanks again to everyone for the enormous help tearing down and cleaning up.
On with some pics (thanks to T.Wolf and Fidget):
Group photo:
(https://i.imgur.com/ygjxAQE.jpg)
Tribute to Super Trooper:
(https://i.imgur.com/81LEF0B.jpg)
Tyler with the rocker commemorating his father, created by number6:
(https://i.imgur.com/VAft620.jpg)
Proper placement:
(https://i.imgur.com/30Gw4ob.jpg)
icychicken receiving his Orange Hat. Huzzah!
(https://i.imgur.com/06SjJz0.jpg)
Rangerat running an "abbreviated" Pistol Clinic
(https://i.imgur.com/lcQHpBL.jpg)
T.Wolf: Dude, the forecast tonight is an overnight low of 25°.
Pookie: Let's do this!
Bogie: I'm in!
(https://i.imgur.com/tTakyyU.jpg)
SteelThunder doing Prone:
(https://i.imgur.com/MO30UtY.jpg)
Shoot Boss demonstrating the IMC POI:
(https://i.imgur.com/NMbOpzt.jpg)
SteelThunder teaching proper trigger control:
(https://i.imgur.com/GkPVAIB.jpg)
Click teaching Second Strike:
(https://i.imgur.com/mCTt6Sf.jpg)
SteelThunder doing the NPOA POI:
(https://i.imgur.com/9l6feEQ.jpg)
Always eating healthy at an IBC :P:
(https://i.imgur.com/cXI1TEF.jpg)
Master Instructor and State Coordinator doing the really important stuff, while also violating about 10 safe food-handling regulations:
(https://i.imgur.com/xXwaqml.jpg)
The only thing better than an IBC? An IBC when the whole building smells like fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies!
(https://i.imgur.com/0SUoDFC.jpg)
Rifle familiarization:
(https://i.imgur.com/K2OIv3p.jpg)
Wiped out on Saturday evening:
(https://i.imgur.com/SZtFcPQ.jpg)
Welcome to an April Sunday morning in Michigan!
(https://i.imgur.com/XGvcjHk.jpg)
Superheat teaching Standing:
(https://i.imgur.com/Ku6oyUj.jpg)
3.Dogs teaching Third Strike:
(https://i.imgur.com/DDCtanP.jpg)
Superheat teaching seated/kneeling:
(https://i.imgur.com/trLH6mk.jpg)
IBC first-timers receiving their Boot Camp rockers:
Pcket Watch, Macula Momma, Dread Pirate Bebop, Bogie, icychicken, Tyler and MI-Copperhead
(https://i.imgur.com/DC5tHOq.jpg)
It was great to get back in the swing of things. Great job, ITB - and thank you to everyone who contributed. :bow:
it was great 2 see old friends an meet some new ones. I really enjoyed the talking target/ shooter problems on Sunday. :1luvu and the chocolate chip cookies. and the doughnuts.. and the pizza and the wings.........
Looks like another great IBC in the "State Up North", but then again that's to be expected. Especially since Steel Thunder had a "practice" IBC a few weeks ago. >:D
Nice tribute to Super Trooper. O0
Another Great time spent with some of the best people on earth. Thanks to the supermodels during the diagnosing shooting errors, our SB ITB and number6 for working so hard to make this event AWESOME.
A HUGE "Bless You, Thank You" for everyone investing time, effort, and treasure into those with less time "on the trail" to increase skills & proficiency. I am humbled and honored to spend time with such people. Thank you!!