Learn the skills necessary to be a 3 gun firearms instructor and coach for your department. You should already possess an excellent mastery of safe weapon handling skills and be physically capable of performing police combat shooting courses. The student should be familiar with all their weapon platforms and equipment to include how to disassemble their firearms for cleaning, maintenance, and problem-solving. Students attending this course should already be proficient with their firearms. This course is not designed to teach you how to shoot but is designed to teach you how to instruct others to shoot as law enforcement personnel.
Equipment: Bring complete duty gear with the following:
- Pistol (weapon mounted light preferred, but not required)
- Department-approved shotgun
- A zeroed AR style rifle
- High-intensity flashlight
- Adequate clothing for all conditions
- Canteen or other water-hydration system
- Eye protection
- Hearing protection
- Police whistle
- Stopwatch
- Pocket notebook and pen
- Hand held flashlight
- Factory-quality ammunition. No personal reloads
- 600 rounds handgun
- 600 rounds of rifle ammo .223/5.56
- 25 rifled slugs
- 25 rounds 00 buck
- 150 field, skeet or trap loads
For the night fire exercise that will take place Tuesday or Wednesday evening. LETI recommends you bring knee pads and, in case of equipment failure, a second weapon, extra magazines and an extra light. Extra pistols may not be available at the range.
Continuing Education Credit: 48.5 hours
- Interpersonal Perspectives (2 hours)
- Legal Studies (2 hours)
- Skill Development (6.5 hours)
- Skill Firearms (20 hours)
- Technical Studies (18 hours)
Registration fee: $600.00 Limited enrollment: This program is limited to 20 participants, who will be registered on a first-come, first-served basis. Early registration is advised. For additional information, please contact our office.
This program is not covered by the Training/Continuing Education Account Agreement.
