Training...Jim Cirillo asked the following questions when interviewing candidates for the NYCPD Stakeout Squad 1. Are you a competitive shooter? 2. Have you competed in major matches and placed and won awards? 3. Can you perform well under pressure or fear ? 4. Are you a hunter? Have you shot big game? 5. Do you like outdoor physical sports? 6. Do you collect firearms? Do you reload ammo? 7. If you are over 28, are you married? Do you have children? 8. Do you like people? Do you attend civic affairs? His feeling was if you can answer "yes" to at least seven of those questions, you can make it. If you make all 12, you will likely walk away from almost any armed confrontation. He said even if you fit the profile in all aspects you still must be able to train at least two hours per week, with someone else administering unknown judgment courses under time limits and psychological pressure . Reference; Guns, Bullets and Gunfights :lessons and tales from a modern-day gunfighter by Jim Cirillo
