Rural Sniper Operations (40 Hours)

This is a physically and mentally demanding five day course. The purpose is to teach the police sniper to plan and operate in a rural environment. Students will learn how to conduct basic reconnaissance and static surveillance and target interdiction in support of larger police operations. The subjects covered are: mission planning, field craft, basic navigation, using terrain to make an approach undetected, stand-off and loop holes, hide site construction, long range observation, sketching and reporting procedures. The course will consist of multiple hands on exams and culminate with a field training exercise that will test the snipers ability to plan, infiltrate, and report information undetected.

Urban Sniper Operations (40 Hours)

This is a physically and mentally demanding five day course. The purpose is to teach the police sniper to plan and operate in an urban environment. The student will learn how to conduct basic reconnaissance, static surveillance and target interdiction in support of larger police operations. The subjects covered are: mission planning, infiltration, urban hide sites, observation and reporting procedures, and sniper support of the assault force. The course will consist of multiple hands on exams and culminate with a field training exercise that will test the snipers ability to plan, infiltrate and interdict a target in an uncertain environment.