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Who Is Training The Senior Advisor?
Episode 35
Thursday, 20 November, 2025
Send us a textThe Silverbacks are in the studio this week, talking about "who is training the Senior Advisor?"This episode features Nick Brunacini, Terry Garrison, and John Vance.We dig into the senior advisor’s real job on the fireground, why command vans work when they’re quiet and disciplined, and how multi-channel operations keep tactics moving while logistics and safety hum in the background. Stories from Phoenix show how training, structure, and clear roles turn chaos into control.• Command evolution from lone IC to five-person team• Senior advisor scope across logistics and safety• Protecting the command post from distraction and drift• Two- and three-channel setups for tactics, logistics and safety• Staging flow, resource rosters and timely CAN reports• Aligning training with operations for consistent outcomes• Handling stakeholders by phone, not on the tactical channel• Small-system playbook for staffing senior advisors• Long-game risks: demob, rehab, PIO and political impacts• Culture: dealing with brick throwers and enforcing alignmentBuy “Timeless Tactical Truths from Alan Brunacini” at bshifter.com in our store for only $10!This episode was recorded at the Alan V. Brunacini Command Training Center in Phoenix on November 5, 2025.For Waldorf University Blue Card credit and discounts: https://www.waldorf.edu/blue-card/For free command and leadership support, check out bshifter.comSign up for the B Shifter Buckslip, our free weekly newsletter here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/fmgs92N/BuckslipShop B Shifter here: https://bshifter.myshopify.comAll of our links here: https://linktr.ee/BShifterThanks for listening - please subscribe and give us your support!
