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Specialized Firearms Instructor Prequalification

Who Should Attend Special Concerns
Successful completion of this course is required for all Students should bring comfortable and practical clothing
instructors planning to attend Specialized Firearms for outside training and bring rain protection. The
Instructor Training. The testing required with this course student should also bring their duty handgun with duty
replaces the testing which, in the past, has been done on the holster and ancillary equipment and 300 rounds of duty/
fi rst day of the Specialized Firearms Instructor Training ballistic equivalent pistol ammunition. Also, bring eye
course. Therefore, this course is an extension of Specialized and ear protection and a billed cap. Nylon holsters
Firearms Instructor Training. In order to enroll in this (unless uniform duty holsters) and tactical holsters
prequalifi cation course, instructors must meet and submit are unacceptable. No kydex or concealment holsters
all prerequisite paperwork as required to attend Specialized attached to duty belts. Individuals employed by an
Firearms Instructor Training. Instructors must submit a agency with a Uniform Patrol Division MUST have
copy of the student’s instructor certifi cation (valid through a uniform belt and holster (i.e., Sam Brown belt,
the course date) from the NC Criminal Justice Education security holster, etc.) regardless of their current duty
and Training and Standards Division. PRIORITY WILL assignment. Duty weapons MUST be the department-
BE GIVEN TO SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT issued weapon. NO PERSONAL WEAPONS.
AGENCIES AND CERTIFIED BLET PROGRAMS.
ALL OTHERS WILL BE PLACED AFTER THESE Once a student successfully completes an instructor
STUDENTS. prequalifi cation session, the student will be given one
calendar year to attend (and only one attempt to successfully
Course Goal complete) the specialized instructor training course offering
To ensure that instructors attending Specialized Firearms in which the prequalifi cation applies. If the student fails
Instructor Training are prequalifi ed. to meet this standard, the student must re-enroll and
successfully complete another instructor prequalifi cation
Course Requirements session in its entirety prior to being eligible to attend a
The student will be required to fi re the handgun BLET subsequent specialized instructor training course.
qualifi cation course, day and night, and attempt to qualify
with at least a score of 92% with their duty handgun, two Course Coordinator
out of three attempts. Chad Thompson

Length of Course
LIMIT 4 STUDENTS One day (0 hours)
PER DEPARTMENT.

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