Leaders & Legends - Brent Stratton and Marcus Sprague – The California Association of Tactical Officers and The Doctrine of Tactical Science The Debrief with Jon Becker

Description


My guests today are the hosts of the very successful California Association of Tactical Officers (CATO) Podcast, Brent Stratton, and Marcus Sprague. Brent is the Assistant Chief at a Southern California Police Department and the President of the California Tactical Officers Association (CATO). Marcus is a recently retired Lieutenant at a Northern California PD and the Vice President of CATO. Both Brent and Marcus are graduates of the CARO Strategic Leadership Program.


 


Timestamps


1:05 - Marcus's background (CATO and SWAT)


2:55 - Brent's background (CATO and SWAT)


6:52 - The Evolution of CATO 


10:00 - Role of CATO and regional associations


12:45 - Hot topics in California


15:00 - CATO's role in helping defining mission-readiness 


17:30 - The importance of identifying areas for improvement


19:30 – The need for debriefs and lessons learned


24:10 – Understanding the why in training


30:45 – CATO Decision Making Exercises


36:55 - Anecdotal evidence vs hard data in law enforcement


41:00 - Transparency and the gap in the story about law enforcement


51:10 - Origin of CATO Podcast


1:00:50 - The Future of CATO 


1:09:04 - How to contact CATO (and the power of the community)


1:13:04 - How to join or become involved with CATO


 


Books Recommended


Field Command by Sid Heal


Sound Doctrine: A Tactical Primer by Sid Heal


 


Contact Info


CATO Website - catonews.org


CATO Podcast on Apple Podcasts


Marcus Sprague – vp@catonews.org


Brent Stratton - president@catonews.org 

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