I did a refresher today and always underestimate how bad it is. I've had broken knees, arms, ankles and even a broken neck once and the TASER hurts worse. The BIG difference is that the TASER is only 5 seconds. I also did a pepper spray refresher, so had the pleasure of taking a face full of that an hour before getting TASED.
I made the mistake one time of telling an instructor that I would take a ride if he would. I didnt know at the time that he was an instructor. I found out the hard way.
I would also take a ride before I got sprayed AGAIN!!
But I would rather run than take either :no:
The shock shield is pretty cool too, especially in the dark.
I had to pay for the ride. It was a re-cert. They don't require that you take the ride, but the paperwork reflects that. If it ever came down to a legal battle over using the TASER, it looks better if you know what it's capable of first hand.
I get zapped every two years as part of my military training. We train with both Taser and pepper spray. I make it a point to get the training NCO to schedule the training sessions on different days. :wink: I got zapped 11 times so far. Of those 4 were during training. Damn I hate those FNG types!
Since it's part of my military duty, I guess you could say that they pay me to work. :biggrin: