| COURSE
DESCRIPTION (6 days):
The OpTac International Advanced
Sniper & Instructor Program will be held April 12-17,
2008, in Provo, Utah.
This program is designed to
teach advanced sniper tactics and operational marksmanship
skills. A strong emphasis will be placed on urban sniping,
the construction of urban hides, engagement of moving targets
and targets at unknown distances, cold bore stress shots,
fieldcraft/stalking, deployment skills, and scenarios.
There are no prerequisites to attend this program, however, students seeking Sniper Instructor Certification must have successfully completed the OpTac International or Operational Tactics Police Sniper Program and possess instructor certification (in any area) from their own jurisdiction or state training commission.
The cost to attend the OpTac
International Advanced Sniper & Instructor Program is $899
per student. Any officer attending the preceding Police Sniper
Program will receive a $100 discount off of the Advanced Program
tuition. There is limited space available, therefore paid
reservations will be accepted on a priority basis.
| SUBJECT AREAS:
- Operating in an urban environment
- Construction of urban hides
- Effects of shooting through glass
- Positioning and camouflage/concealment techniques
- Sniper coding/reporting systems
- Tactical diagramming
- Fieldcraft/stalking exercises
- Overcoming the environment
- Engagement of moving targets
- Low-light/nighttime live-fire exercises
- Target identification exercises
- Range estimation exercises
- Command-fire exercises
- Guidelines for sniper utilization and deployment
- Pedagogy
- Instructional techniques
- Live-fire shooting exercises used to simulate actual
emergency response operations
- Scenarios
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COURSE
GOALS:
- Understand and be able to perform tactics utilized
in an urban environment
- Be able to construct an urban hide
- Understand and be able to perform stalking and
positioning skills
- Understand and be able to communicate field observations
- Understand the effects of weather
- Understand the techniques used to engage moving
targets
- Be able to successfully identify and engage suspect
targets under a variety of conditions to include:
command fire, stressful situations, cold bore shots,
and moving targets
- Understand and be able to engage targets under
low-light and nighttime conditions
- Understand and be able to perform range estimation
exercises
- Understand sniper instructional techniques and
the responsibilities of a sniper instructor
- Understand the functions of a police sniper and
the tactics utilized in that capacity
- Successfully complete the written exam & qualification course
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