| The Patrol Rifle Instructor Course is a 40-hour, hands-on learning experience for those enrolled. This is not just a week-long course where students shoot hundreds of rounds of ammunition. The classroom session begins with a re-familiarization with the AR15 platform and the history of its use as a military and law enforcement weapon. Students are then shown disassembly and reassembly procedures along with standard nomenclature of the weapon. Common malfunction drills are reviewed and daytime and nighttime qualification courses are presented. There is a written test that students must pass with at least 80% before being given a Certificate of Completion for the course. One day is set aside for nighttime qualification and low-light familiarization.
Most of the first day is spent on the range sighting-in the weapons using iron sights. Students are given different options for distances used to zero by many agencies and the pros and cons are presented for the students to evaluate for themselves which may best suit their agency needs. The end of the day brings the student's topics of instruction to be presented for their final presentations. That's right. Students actually teach during this course. This allows the student to have ample time during the week to prepare and submit their lesson plans and course of fire to be taught at the end of the week. Students are encouraged to use any necessary props, handouts, videos, PowerPoint, etc. for their presentations.
On day two, different qualification courses are presented for the students to shoot, again allowing them the opportunity to make their own decisions about what best will meet their department's needs. Some of these courses include movement, off-hand shooting, pair movement and use of a light. This is, after all, a Patrol Rifle Instructor class. Which means that the students will soon become the teachers when they return to their deparment and it is important for them to be able to create their own courses of fire and tailor the principles of the Patrol Rifle to their needs.
Days Three and Four allow the students to start calling the courses of fire as instructors. We have found that there's no better way for them to become accustomed to teaching than to start teaching as soon as possible. Depending on the number of students in the course, half-hour presentations will begin on Day Four and will include the student's course of fire. This gives everyone the opportunity to not only learn from each other, but they can also use this time to see if their course of fire is actually practical and most importantly, SAFE on the range.
Day Five is what we like to call a Fun Day, but SAFETY is of the utmost importance. We present several different types of team-building drills in the form of relays, assembly-disassembly drills, stress courses, etc., for the students to experience. The written test is taken and graded, evaluations are completed and the certificates of completion are presented.
Our staff will also create a CD with photos taken during the week, lesson plans that have been presented, and most importantly, the courses of fire submitted by the students themselves. By the end of the week, students will have submitted three courses of fire but will be able to take a copy of everyone's courses of fire home with them on CD. If there's 10 students, everyone will take home 30 courses of fire for their agencies to use.
Contact us today to host a Patrol Rifle Instructor Course at your agency. |
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