TSAC Report 34 | Page 9

EXTREME EXERCISE FOR MENTAL TOUGHNESS AND SELECTION: EFFECTIVE TRAINING OR ERRANT BULLYING? (PART II) and conditioning; hence, trying to incorporate MT skills early may impede adherence to the program. Once adherence to the program is accepted, then the tactical facilitator can move forward by introducing the simple concepts of implementing MT skills. After simple MT skills are taught, there can be great benefit for the tactical facilitator to bring in a subject matter expert to explain the science and research behind MT training. Utilizing an operational military or police psychologist from the department or agency can be practical and is essential to assure functional understanding of the tactical environment. There is a real danger to bringing in someone from outside the area of operations. At &W7B