Advanced Fundamentals of Handgun Marksmanship (Course 8) was approved, as a curriculum, for inclusion in the in-service advanced training program by the County Probation and Parole Officers’ Firearm Education and Training Commission (the Commission) on January 23, 2014. This course more deeply explores the fundamentals of handgun marksmanship by incorporating drills and techniques to enhance an officer’s ability to deliver an accurate shot(s) during a deadly force encounter.
The prerequisite for this in-service training course is the successful completion of the County Probation & Parole Officers’ Education and Training Commission Basic Firearms Training Academy.
1. Understand how each fundamental of handgun marksmanship (Stance, Grip, Sight Alignment, Sight Picture, Trigger Squeeze, and Follow-through) affects shot/round placement.
2. Demonstrate safe and proper weapon handling at all times without any major safety violations.
3. Demonstrate the ability to shoot from all platforms/stances including standing, kneeling and prone.
4. Demonstrate the ability to draw, fire, reload and clear a weapon malfunction by performing a successful immediate action/malfunction clearance drill.
5. Understand how the drills are applicable and affect the cognitive process as they relate to the officer’s survival in a deadly force encounter.
Course 8 is graded as PASS/FAIL. To receive credit, participants must attend and complete the course.
1. All officers and instructors must complete an FETC Form 1 (Commission Range Safety Rules Certification) prior to participating in any range exercises.
2. Officers will shoot a total of 262 rounds for range exercises (actual round count may vary if remediation is required or optional drills are performed).
3. Ammunition used for range exercises must be factory-new ammunition. Reloaded ammunition is not authorized for use.
4. All range operations must adhere to the local range safety standards without exception.
5. Provided there is sufficient time and ammunition, the Range Master may elect to repeat any of the drills.
6. All officers must comply with the Commission’s Officer Equipment Requirements.
7. Completed forms for each attending officer and instructor will be returned to the Commission for filing.