Are You Training to Get Better, or Just Getting Comfortable?

Making Shooters Better · Oct 22, 2026 · 1h 9m · transcript

Summary:

Are you genuinely improving your skills, or simply getting better at practicing what you already know?

In this episode of Making Shooters Better, retired U.S. Army Master Sergeant and Special Forces veteran William “Will” Thornton joins Terry Vaughan to explore why meaningful improvement requires more than repetition and experience.

Drawing on his journey from the 82nd Airborne to Special Forces selection, along with decades of leadership and coaching, Will shares lessons about mental preparation, overcoming setbacks, testing our confidence, and the importance of remaining a lifelong…