5 Day Basic SWAT Course
This is a fifty (50) hour course designed to provide law enforcement officers with the baseline skills required to be a member of an SRT or SWAT team.
Special emphasis will be placed on close quarters marksmanship with rifle and pistol, basic trauma care, the tactics required when officers enter a residential or commercial building, as well as their ability to react to armed confrontations in and around structures.
During “live-fire” drills, medical training, and tactical scenarios, the participant will progress towards a higher level of understanding and functioning. The following skill sets will be covered:
Close quarters marksmanship
Fire and Maneuver Techniques
CQB
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care
The following equipment and ammunition are required:
Handgun and Duty Belt or Battle Belt with a minimum of 3 ea. Magazines
Patrol Rifle with the following: Sling, and 3 ea. Magazines
Simunition rifle bolt and 200 simunition rounds
Simunition pistol and 100 simunition rounds
500-rds Handgun/1000-rds Rifle (no frangible or armor piercing rounds)
Eye/Hearing/Protection
Ballistic Armor with kit or duty vest
Helmet
Weapons cleaning equipment
The following equipment is recommended but not required:
Individual First Aid Kit and/or any Med bag that the individual or Team normally utilizes (highly suggested but not required**)