10E - Patrol Rifle
A. Patrol rifle classroom training. Individual must first successfully complete security officer handgun training. The entry-level patrol rifle classroom instruction will emphasize but not be limited to:
- Rifle handling techniques
- Nomenclature/identification of rifle parts
- Field striping and reassembling
- Loading and unloading
- Chambering
- Reloading
- Slings
- Traditional sling
- Single point sling
- 3 Point sling
- Transition from handgun to rifle/rifle to handgun
- Malfunctions
- Immediate actions procedures
- Remedial action
- Proper care and maintenance
- Rifle retention
- Ammunition management and identification
- Range safety
- Dim light/low light
- Fundamentals of rifle marksmanship
- Grip
- Stance (position)
- Sight alignment
- Sight picture
- Trigger control
- Breathing
- Follow through
- Zeroing iron sights
- Establishing mechanical zero
- Zeroing process
- Dim light shooting
- Hours of darkness/dim light
- Identification requirements
- Unaided reduced light shooting techniques
- Aided reduced light shooting techniques
- Shooting positions
- Fundamentals of shooting positions
- Basic patrol positions
- Use of force
- Criminal and civil liability
- Written examination
Total hours (excluding examination) 16 hours