Basic Police Sniper
40 TCLEOSE hours
ETPA Range, South of Kilgore
Tuition: $150.00 * Instructor: T. Young, D. Kidder
The East Texas Police Academy will offer a 40 hour BASIC POLICE SNIPER course at our range south of Kilgore. This is an introductory course in precision law enforcement marksmanship. The course is designed to familiarize the student with the Law Enforcement philosophy of “surgical shooting” to save lives. Emphasis of the course will be on developing marksmanship ability with the rifle in a variety of positions and situations. Time will be spent on sight-in techniques, scope setting manipulations, care and cleaning of the sniper rifle, rifle marksmanship at ranges to 150 yards, and proper documentation techniques. The course is designed to prepare the law enforcement sniper both physically and mentally for the potential use of long range deadly force in a life saving situation. Class size is limited to 12 students.
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PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Pre-payment is not, but pre-registration is.
NOTE: Please contact the East Texas Police Academy at 903-983-8663 for enrollment or register online here, FAX (903-988-7563), or by USPS (mailing address: ETPA / 1100 Broadway / Kilgore, Texas / 75662-3299). The following information is needed for registration:
*to have your agency billed for training, a billing agreement must be on file with the East Texas Police Academy prior to the first training day.
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Updated 01/23/2008