Ballistic Shield Instructor (16 Hours)

Overview

This class enables students to teach at their own agency or unit on various employment techniques of the ballistic shield. Topics covered in this course will include shooting with a shield, rescue techniques, team movement, threshold clearing, hallway movement, and navigating stairs.

2-day course

Experience Requirements

Students should be law enforcement or military and they should have completed a Law enforcement level pistol instructor class.

NOTE: Class size is limited to 12

Students failing to meet and maintain our safety requirements and/or who cannot meet and immediately demonstrate the minimum handgun skills required for the specific class may be removed from training. Please ensure you have read through the class description and fully understand our prerequisites before registering.

Course Outline

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Know what type of shield to choose for the agency
• Proper use of the ballistic shield
• When to deploy the shield in the field
• How to search a building with a shield
• How to deploy a less lethal team
• How to instruct these objectives to their agency or unit

In order to receive a certificate of completion, students will be required to demonstrate proper safe gun handling and use of a ballistic shield in any environment through 16 hours of training. Students will demonstrate proper application of the fundamentals of shooting and weapon manipulations in a variety of situations utilizing a ballistic shield adhering to specific target standards established by the SIG SAUER Academy.

Equipment List

• Handgun
  • 3 magazines
• Patrol rifle
  • 3 rifle magazines
• Magazine pouches
• Holster and duty belt
• Gloves
• Long sleeve shirt
• Groin protector
• Eye and ear protection

Tuition includes free loan of firearms, holsters, safety glasses and hearing protection.

Ammo

• Estimated round count:
  • 450 rounds pistol
  • 200 rounds rifle
  • 50 rounds pistol UTM / SIM / FX Brand - FOF with Bolts
    • Law Enforcement course participants – Due to a recent ATF ruling, we are unable to supply UTM munitions for Law Enforcement courses. Participants are now responsible for sourcing their own UTM munitions. We continue to offer full support for rifle conversions. We appreciate your understanding as we navigate these regulatory changes.
• For Epping, NH courses, non-toxic, non-jacketed FRANGIBLE ammunition may be required - call for clarification
• Ammunition is available for purchase from the Epping, New Smyrna Beach, and Colorado Springs facilities only

Notes

2-day course