A while back a post was edited due to remarks of a personal attack nature. The attack was unfortunate, but what was mentioned in the post was one of the levels of the
conscious competence learning model. In it there are four stages:
Learners or trainees tend to begin at stage 1 - 'unconscious incompetence'.
They pass through stage 2 - 'conscious incompetence', then through stage 3 - 'conscious competence'.
And ideally end at stage 4 - 'unconscious competence'.
Think about this continuum with any skill-set, such as engaging an active shooter.
For many, training to determine their limitations is a good goal, as Dirty Harry said, "A man's GOT to know his limitations." Due to lack of trigger time I'd put myself at Stage 2 in general shooting and I used to shoot a lot.
As for me engaging an active shooter, you don't know what you don't know. That alone puts me at Stage 1. Any competent shooter would be at Stage 1 if they have never trained for that scenario.
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