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Originally Posted by JGarcia

Our course is 15 days, I would be happy to send you any of our course materials, ppt., training schedules, etc., if you will reciprocate? We have a class size in the 15 to 20 something students and typically about the same number of instructors and assistant instructors. Students get a great deal of one on one coaching. We also pair up the students; each pair has a spotting scope with tripod and data books. We really hammer them on the data books, hard. Each shot, and the conditions for each shot must be recorded, sight pictures drawn, etc.,

Our first week is all iron sights. First off is a "show us what you can do zero” and 300 and in KD qualification. Most scores are no where near the required expert score… go figure. Afterwards we have a “get your head screwed on straight” fundamentals class – which attempts to undo what they think they know. That is followed with a how to zero properly class, a zero 101 on the why’s, how’s and what for’s of zeroing. Then we pair them up & issue spotting scopes and ACOG's.

Next day is 25M zero, 300 and in Qual …with very different results. The rest of the week includes KD zero KD Practical Exercises, KD Qual, and many classes. Course mid point is a full day of range E classes and Practical Exercises, then UKD qual iron sights out to 600, then back to KD for ACOG zero, ACOG PE’s and ACOG KD qual, then back to UKD for Practical Exercises, then Range E test and UKD qual out to 600.

That's basically it. There is a great deal of coaching going on and I didn't mention all of the classroom time, which seems more important to the students as the training progresses, they have more questions. We don’t leave the range or classroom for chow, they bring it with them and eat when they can; typically in the pits during lulls moving from one firing line to the next. They get a great deal of trigger time which is closely watched, typically there is an instructor with a spotting scope/tripod watching trace and an A/I watching the body, the muzzle, etc.,

I wanted to use PM, but I figure others may benefit from this inquiry as well.

JGarcia, a buddy of mine is a GA national guard, what is the procedure/form for him to fill to request training there? If necessary, I'll PM you his name, rank, contact info etc.

As he's about to see the elephant sometime this year, I've been attempting to transfer everything I've ever known/studied/trained wrapped in a lot of stress-induced exercise (heavy pt in full kit, sprint-crawl, then engage multiple targets, repeat, etc.). I can see that he would fully benefit from attending your course (and hopefully make me proud by being the top student).

added: apologize to the original poster for full-blown hijack