SCOUT TRACKING OPERATIONS SCHOOL
SCHOOL DIRECTOR
TY CUNNINGHAM
CMDR. TY CUNNINGHAM, MMAS, CMST U.S. MARSHALS (RET.) SAAMI TRACKER
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U.S. Army Combat Arms & Long Range Reconnaissance Background
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40 years of experience in scout tracking and other skillsets
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U.S. Marshals Certified Master Scout Tracker (CMST)
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Former Member of the FBI Anchorage Regional SWAT team
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Developer of the modern Scout Tracking System
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Former commander of multiple Tactical Tracking Units
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Federal and State Court certified expert
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Indigenous SAAMI
RESTRICTION
Unless otherwise stated, the following offered courses are restricted to those who meet the following criteria: United States Citizen or that of Her Allies AND Active or Retired Law Enforcement Officer (Municipal, County, State, Federal) - Active Corrections Officer Tasked with Fugitive Apprehension - Military Police and Criminal Investigations Personnel - Non Law Enforcement members of a Law Enforcement Task Force related to Tracking. Acceptations to this may be made by Spearpoint Administration on a case by case basis.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
OFFERED COURSES
SCOUT TRACKING
- Hours: 24
- Perquisite: None
- Required Equipment: Yes
Law Enforcement Mantracker I is a 24 hour course designed to teach basic visual tracking TTPs (tactics, techniques and procedures) needed to successfully track individuals in a rural and urban environment. Whether the quarry is lost or a fleeing felon, LEM-1 provides the team-based tools needed to conduct tracking operations with “officer safety” at the forefront.
LEM-1 will begin with a review of terminology, dynamics of human movement (footprint & stride science), basic visual tracking techniques, individual lost spoor procedures and the basics of visually identifying & reading spoor across common mediums. LEM-1 then expands on the study of pressure releases, providing basic tools required for further deduction.
Students will complete a trailing performance evaluation to demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals of visual tracking. Once the ground work has been laid and tested, students will be introduced to tracking team tactics, techniques and procedures. TTPs include formations, team member roles, hand & arm signals, apprehension tactics, and rural operational considerations.
As is standard with law enforcement tracking programs today, LEM-1 will introduce the strength of the combat/tactical Y and its variations for maximum officer safety during high risk tracking. However, CTT TTPs are largely based on the assumption that teams will have a minimum of 4 trained trackers available to conduct tracking operations, which isn’t always practical or realistic based on Agency manpower. For that reason, LEM-1 focuses heavily on the employment of the SAS Track Pursuit Drill for 2-3 man teams.
In addition to SAS TPD lanes and scenarios, LEM-1 introduces sUAS support, track support element TTPs and urban tracking operations. The tricks of the trade for indoor tracking (residential/business) are also discussed and shown for active follow ups and investigative applications. Students will conduct several tracking scenarios based on actual Law Enforcement Tracking Operations.
- Hours: 24
- Perquisite: None
- Required Equipment: Yes
Law Enforcement Mantracker 2 is a 24 hour course designed to teach intermediate visual tracking TTPs (tactics, techniques and procedures) needed to successfully track individuals in a rural and urban environment. Whether the quarry is lost or a fleeing felon, LEM-2 provides the team-based tools needed to conduct tracking operations with “officer safety” at the forefront.
LEM-2 will begin with a brief reinforcement of basic visual tracking techniques, individual lost spoor procedures and the basics of visually identifying & reading spoor across common mediums. LEM-2 then expands on the study of backtracking operations and crime scene investigations.
LEM-2 further expands into initial commencement point (ICP) procedures, search and rescue operations and urban tracking techniques. LEM-2 introduces sUAS support, track support element TTPs and scout/reconnaissance tracking operations. Students will also receive introductory training in small unit tactics to include reacting to contact and actions under fire. Counter-tracking concepts will be introduced to finalize this comprehensive intermediate tracking course.
At the conclusion of the course, students will work as a team to track and apprehend a fugitive in a scenario based on real world law enforcement tracking operations.
- Hours: 24
- Perquisite: Yes
- Required Equipment: Yes
Law Enforcement Mantracker 3 (LEM-3) is a 24-hour course designed to teach intermediate visual tracking, reconnaissance, rural surveillance, and small unit tactics through a scenario-based method of delivery.
LEM-3 will begin with a brief review of visual tracking techniques, reconnaissance concepts, team dynamics and small unit tactics to include reacting to contact and actions under fire. LEM-3 then expands into scenario-based training that increasingly evolves over the duration of the course.
The evolving scenarios in LEM-3 will be customized to each class based on student composition, local terrain, previous incidents, and likely future operations specific to the area. For all intents and purposes, the students will treat each scenario as if it were real (absent of live fire).
At the conclusion of the course, students will participate in a detailed after-action review of all scenarios and perform remedial training based on performance.
- Hours: 24
- Perquisite: Yes
- Required Equipment: Yes
Law Enforcement Mantracker – Level 4 (LEM-4) is a 24-hour course designed to teach advanced visual tracking TTPs. It builds upon the groundwork already established to present advanced concepts. LEM-4 is distinct in its use of proficiency lanes that divide the skillset into three possible variations of manpower a tracker may work with.
Students will conduct extended training lanes solo, in three man teams and large tracking teams. Aditionally, students will investigate a simulated crime scene in small teams. Advanced concepts will be reinforced during the extended tracking lanes.
LEM-4 is also used as sustainment training for individual trackers and tracking teams.
- Hours: 40
- Perquisite: Advanced Tracking Course
- Required Equipment: Yes
Master Tracking is a five-seven-day (40+ hour) follow-on course designed for those who wish to advance their acquired scout tracking skills to the highest level of application.
This course is for personnel assigned to patrol rural areas within their jurisdiction or area of operation. Emphasis will be placed on officer safety tactics, techniques, and tracking.
You will run through exercises and drills used by the world’s top LE and MIL Scout Trackers. In addition, you’ll learn how to deploy teams for various tracking situations and how to use all of this information for operational success.
In this course you will be taught:
- Review skills learned in basic & advanced courses
- Reconnaissance and surveillance principles
- Hard counter-tracking applications
- Hours: 24
- Perquisite: Yes
- Required Equipment: Yes
Point Man Applications is a three-day (24 hour) follow-on course designed for law enforcement and military operators who have attended the Basic Tracking Course.
This course is for personnel assigned to patrol duties, special operational teams or who wish to increase the use of their operators on point. The point man is early warning for his team and must have complete awareness. Emphasis will be placed on safety tactics and techniques
You will run through exercises and drills used by the world’s top LE and MIL Scout Trackers. In addition, you’ll learn how to deploy teams using point man operational skills.
In this course you will be taught:
- Camouflage, cover and concealment
- Movement and route selection
- Soft and Hard Counter-tracking
- Reading and use of terrain
- Detecting ambushes and IED placement
- Team tactics with scout tracking applications
- Hours: 24
- Perquisite: Yes
- Required Equipment: Yes
Perimeter Security & Tracking is a three-day (24 hour) follow-on course designed for those who wish to advance their acquired scout tracking skills for perimeter security.
This course is for personnel assigned to patrol rural areas, perimeters, and boundaries within their jurisdiction or area of operation. Emphasis will be placed on officer safety tactics, techniques, and tracking.
You will run through exercises and drills used by the world’s top LE and MIL Scout Trackers. In addition, you’ll learn how to deploy teams for various tracking situations and how to use all of this information for operational success.
In this course you will be taught:
- Review skills learned in basic course
- Boundary protection principles
- Perimeter tracking applications
- Back Tracking applications
- Hours: 24
- Perquisite: Yes
- Required Equipment: Yes
Rear Security Applications is a three-day (24 hour) follow-on course designed for law enforcement and military operators who have attended the Basic Tracking Course.
This course is for personnel assigned to patrol duties, special operational teams or who wish to increase the use of their operators to provide effective rear security. The Rear Security Man is early warning for his team and must have complete awareness. Emphasis will be placed on safety tactics and techniques
You will run through exercises and drills used by the world’s top LE and MIL Scout Trackers. In addition, you’ll learn how to deploy teams using proper rear security operational skills.
In this course you will be taught:
- Camouflage, cover and concealment
- Soft and Hard Counter-tracking
- Reading and use of terrain
- Employment of soft counter-tracking (Hiding team signature)
- Team tactics with scout tracking applications
- Hours: 160
- Perquisite: Yes
- Required Equipment: Yes
Combat Tracking is a twenty-day (160 hour) course designed for LE or military personnel who wish to be taught about tracking comprehensibly.
You will be taken step-by-step through:
1) team organization
2) field craft
3) tracking
4) tactics
This course is designed to teach students how to track in a non or semi permissive situation.
This course is for personnel assigned to patrol teams that must cut the time distance interval between them and the quarry. Emphasis will be placed on soldier safety tactics, techniques, counter ambush, and tracking.
In this course, you’ll learn how to do combat/tactical tracking by participating in realistic simulations that will include pursuing an armed force that may utilize ambushes and booby traps against your team, ending with the trackers subduing, capturing or killing (simunitions) the enemy.
You will run through exercises and drills used by the world’s top LE and MIL Scout Trackers. In addition, you’ll learn how to deploy teams for various combat tracking situations and how to use all of these skills for operational success.
You are required to bring duty carbine and 400 rounds of ammunition.
In this course you will be taught:
- Basic (Spoor) track & sign recognition and applications
- Tracker’s Triangle application
- Camouflage, cover and concealment
- Rural operations & equipment selection
- How to make and employ your own ghillie suit
- Tactical diagramming, logs, & range cards
- Movement and the selection of routes
- Reading terrain and use of maps
- Basic scout tracking and soft counter-tracking
- Tracking team organization and applications
- Tactical movement, silent movement, and basic hand& arm signals
- Time Distance Interval drills
- Basic & Advanced team shooting applications for threat ambushes
- Boundary protection principles
- Perimeter tracking applications
- Detecting ambushes and IED placement
- Team tactics with scout tracking applications
- Advanced Tracking applications
- Advanced Movement and route selection
- Advanced Soft and Hard Counter-tracking (Hiding team signature)
- Reading and use of terrain
- Sniper team tactics with scout tracking
- Reconnaissance and surveillance principles
- Hides, loopholes, escape & evade
- Use of skills in built-up areas
- Certification examination for NALET
MOUNTED TRACKING
- Hours: 16
- Perquisite: None
- Required Equipment: Yes
Introductory Mounted Tracking is a 16-hour course, taught by a mounted scout packer, is meant to familiarize you to the mobility and use of pack animals in rugged off-road terrain. It will take any intimidation out of you and will show you the planning process considerations for any pack excursion, especially if you have never been around horses and mules.
You will learn safety around the stock, and what words to use in communication. You will learn what essential pieces of information need to be planned for or will allow you to at least be able to communicate effectively with any packer you may need to hire.
This course won’t make you a packer, but it will give you a great look at what goes into packing animals and thus give you a general understanding of the key principles of packing and balancing panniers and other gear and equipment you will need in the back country.
In this course you will be taught:
- Safety of Rider and Pack Horse or Mule
- Understanding of some needed vocabulary
- Understanding the capabilities and limitations
- of packstock
- Understanding safe practices around stock
- Understanding of equine body language
- Knowing what to bring and what not to bring
- Understand the fundamentals of packing and balancing loads
- Traditional and Non-Traditional Packing
- Animal Care/Preventing and Treating Injuries
- Animal Misbehavior
- Equipment Care and Repair
- Knots and Hitches
HORSEMANSHIP
- Horse and mule behavior, handling, proper way of working around animals
- Saddling and Unsaddling
- Proper placement of pads and saddles on stock
- Fitting the tree to each animal both pack and riding
- Adjustment and repair of tack/equipment
- Proper feed, grooming, health care, and basic vet skills
- Riding skills development, importance of balancing the saddle, instruction for mounting and dismounting, and horse handling
- Police work – developed and remote contracts.
- Arrest and detaining techniques from horseback
- Crowd and event work
- Packing and hauling law enforcement gear
- Wilderness travel and camping with stock
TRANSPORTING LIVESTOCK
- Vehicle and trailer maintenance
- Loading and unloading of stock
- Maneuvering of trailers and stock trucks, backing and turning
- Hours: 40
- Perquisite: None
- Required Equipment: Yes
Basic Mounted Tracking is a five-day (40 hour) or two 3-day courses phase I & II designed for military, law enforcement, search and rescue, and law-abiding citizen for the use and deployment of horses or mules in scout tracking operations. These classes will help personnel function in the use of scouting and tracking from both mounted and dismounted. This is a scout tracking fundamentals and basic horsemanship course, yet, a basic knowledge of equine is helpful.
This course is for personnel assigned to duties that require patrolling rural areas within their area of operation. Emphasis will be placed on horsemanship during mountain/remote operations, safety tactics, techniques, and scout tracking reconnaissance & surveillance.
You will run through exercises and drills used by the world’s top Scout Trackers and mountain horseman. In addition, you’ll learn to deploy mounted teams for various tracking situations and how to use all of this information and skill set for operational success.
HORSEMANSHIP AND PACKING
- Advanced riding development and trail rides, riding cross country.
- Horse and mule psychology and training
- Packing with horses and mules
- Decker Pack saddles
- Sawbuck pack saddles
- Diamond hitches, single, soft sided panniers and boxes
- Cargo packs, manti loads from duffle, hay and feed and all other oddities that go to camp
- Slinging loads, basket hitch, barrel roll, box hitch, crow’s foot, top packing
- Leading a pack string (short, long, daylight, and dark)
- Ropes, knots, and splicing
- Horse and mule first aid
- Nutrition and care
- Basic horse shoeing and hoof maintenance
- Giving shots, medicines, and worming
NEGOTIATING OBSTACLES
- Trees and downed obstacles
- Crossing water and streams
- Crossing boggy areas
- Evaluating horse and mule conditions (heart rate/respiration)
- Pacing yourself and your horse
- Taking care of horse and mule on extended trips
- Set up of lookouts and hidden camps
- Cover techniques and stock placement for concealment
ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsibilities to the natural resources, camping, equipment, stock, lands, and waters
- USFS and BLM use regulations
- Private land and waters
- Hunting laws and regulations
- Public perception
ADVANCED MOUNTAIN AND TRAIL RIDING & NIGHT RIDING
- When to walk horse and mule
- Working in difficult country
- Early morning night ride
- Evening night ride
- High wind
- Burnt areas
SETTING UP PACK TRIPS
- Packing equipment and supplies
- Campsite selection and layout
- Camp safety and hygiene
- Keeping horses and mules in the wilderness
- Proper setup of corrals and high lines
SCOUT RECONNAISSANCE & SURVEILLANCE
- Basic tactics, techniques, and procedures
Field Training Exercise The course will be tailored to the student mission needs (MIL-LE-SAR)
All training will be held on location in the agencies area of operation, outdoors, in all weather conditions, and with as much practical “time-in-the-saddle” and “eyes-in-the-dirt” as possible. Equine stock shall be in good condition, healthy, with acceptable temperament, all owned by agency or members.
Classes are designed and organized based on the needs of interested agency. Price per student is based on the above factors, class size, and time of year.
- Hours: 40
- Perquisite: Yes
- Required Equipment: Yes
Intermediate Mounted Tracking is a five-day (40+ hour) or two 3-day courses phase I & II designed for military, law enforcement, search and rescue, and law-abiding citizen for the use and deployment of horses or mules in scout tracking operations. These classes will help personnel function in the use of scouting and tracking from both mounted and dismounted. This is a scout tracking intermediate horsemanship course, yet, a basic knowledge of equine is a must.
This course is for personnel assigned to duties that require patrolling rural areas within their area of operation. Emphasis will be placed on intermediate horsemanship during mountain/remote operations, safety tactics, techniques, and scout tracking reconnaissance & surveillance.
You will run through exercises and drills used by the world’s top Scout Trackers and mountain horseman. In addition, you’ll learn to deploy mounted teams for various tracking situations and how to use all of this information and skill set for operational success.
In this course you will be taught:
The topics of training include (Horsemanship):
- Basic equine familiarity
- Choosing the best available mount for rural operations.
- Basic equine care and feeding
- Saddles, tack and other equipment and their employment
- Basic riding fundamentals
- Bareback and blanket riding
- Packing and pack animals
- Pack train employment during scouting or tracking
- Basic terrain riding
- Advanced terrain riding
- Tactical or survival deployment from horseback practice
The topics of training include (Scout Tracking):
- Basic (spoor) track and sign recognition and applications
- Tracker’s Triangle application
- Tracking team organization and applications
- Tactical movement, silent movement, and basic hand and arm signals
- Dismounted tracking and scouting
- Mounted tracking and scouting.AND PACKING
SCOUT RECONNAISSANCE & SURVEILLANCE
- Intermediate tactics, techniques, and procedures
Field Training Exercise The course will be tailored to the student mission needs (MIL-LE-SAR)
All training will be held on location in the agencies area of operation, outdoors, in all weather conditions, and with as much practical “time-in-the-saddle” and “eyes-in-the-dirt” as possible. Equine stock shall be in good condition, healthy, with acceptable temperament, all owned by agency or members.
- Hours: 40
- Perquisite: Yes
- Required Equipment: Yes
Advanced Mounted Tracking is a five-day (40+ hour) or two 3-day courses phase I & II course for military, law enforcement, search and rescue, and law-abiding citizen for the use and deployment of horses or mules in scout tracking operations. These classes will help personnel function in the use of scouting and tracking from both mounted and dismounted. This is a scout tracking fundamentals and basic horsemanship course, yet, a basic knowledge of equine is helpful.
This course is for personnel assigned to duties that require patrolling rural areas within their area of operation. Emphasis will be placed on horsemanship during mountain/remote operations, safety tactics, techniques, and tracking.
You will run through exercises and drills used by the world’s top Scout Trackers and mountain horseman. In addition, you’ll learn to deploy mounted teams for various tracking situations and how to use all of this information and skill set for operational success.
In this course you will be taught:
- Advanced (spoor) track and sign recognition and applications
- Tracker’s Triangle application
- Tracking team organization and applications
- Tactical movement, silent movement, and basic hand and arm signals
- Dismounted tracking and scouting
- Mounted tracking and scouting
SCOUT RECONNAISSANCE & SURVEILLANCE
- Advanced tactics, techniques, and procedures
Field Training Exercise The course will be tailored to the student mission needs (MIL-LE-SAR)
All training will be held on location in the agencies area of operation, outdoors, in all weather conditions, and with as much practical “time-in-the-saddle” and “eyes-in-the-dirt” as possible. Equine stock shall be in good condition, healthy, with acceptable temperament, all owned by agency or members.
Classes are designed and organized based on the needs of interested agency. Price per student is based on the above factors, class size, and time of year.
SNIPER & DESIGNATED MARKSMAN
- Hours: 24
- Perquisite: None
- Required Equipment: Yes
Stalking, Tracking, and Camouflage is a three-day (24 hour) course designed for those who wish to be taught about basic tactical operations movement.
This course is for personnel assigned to patrol rural areas individually or as part of a team. This course will teach officer safety tactics & techniques for rural deployment.
You will run through exercises and drills used by the world’s top LE and MIL Scout Trackers. In addition, you’ll learn how to deploy teams for various crisis situations and how to use all of this information for operational success.
In this course you will be taught:
- Rural operations & equipment selection
- How to make and employ your own ghillie suit
- Camouflage, cover and concealment
- Tactical diagramming, logs, & range cards
- Movement and the selection of routes
- Reading terrain and use of maps
- Basic scout tracking and soft counter-tracking
This is a 100% hands-on course where you will learn by doing.
- Hours: 24
- Perquisite: None
- Required Equipment: Yes
Sniper Fieldcraft & Tracking Applications is a three-day (24 hour) follow-on course designed for law enforcement and military snipers who have attended the Basic Tracking Course.
This course is for personnel assigned to patrol duties, special operational teams or who wish to increase the use of scout tracking for their sniper operational missions. Emphasis will be placed on officer safety tactics, techniques and tracking.
You will run through exercises and drills used by the world’s top LE and MIL Scout Trackers and Snipers. In addition, you’ll learn how to deploy sniper teams using tracking skills and how to use all of these tracking skills for operational success.
In this course you will be taught:
- Camouflage, cover and concealment
- Movement and route selection
- Soft and Hard Counter-tracking
- Reading and use of terrain
- Sniper team tactics with scout tracking
This is a 100% hands-on course where you will learn by doing.
BASIC SURVIVAL
- Hours: 24
- Perquisite: None
- Required Equipment: Yes
Basic Survival Skills is a three-day (24+ hours) course or phase 1 & 2 (two-days each) designed for anyone who wishes to have basic working knowledge in how to handle their own survival in remote places no matter what the circumstance that put them there.
This course is for all individuals that want this knowledge for future use. Emphasis will be placed on preparation, safety, tactics, and techniques.
You will run through exercises and drills that are time and event tested. In addition, you’ll learn how to remain calm before, during and after the situation, also you’ll know how to use all of these skills for your survival.
In this course you will be taught:
- Essentials for survival
- Climate and Terrain
- Camp craft
- Food and water procurement
- Hunting, trapping, and animal tracking
- Making tools (protection, fishing, hunting, trapping)
- Clothing and thermodynamics
- Reading signs
- Remote terrain movement
- Recovery
- Keeping yourself safe from injury and illness
- Survival kits
- Hours: 16
- Perquisite: None
- Required Equipment: Yes
Map and Compass is a two-day (16 hour) course designed for anyone who wishes to have workable knowledge in how to handle a map and compass.
This course is for individuals that work and/or live in areas that they must know how to use these instruments. Emphasis will be placed on technique and application.
You will run through exercises and drills that are time tested. These drills will enhance your comfort in understanding the map and how the compass interacts with the map. On your next backcountry trip, you’ll be comfortable in using tested skills for application success.
In this course you will be taught:
- Interpreting maps
- Understanding scale
- Map grids and latitude/longitude
- Intersection/resection
- Compass nomenclature
- Conversion of GM angle
- Calculating and measuring distances
- Making your own maps
- Scenario applications
- Hours: 24
- Perquisite: None
- Required Equipment: Yes
Land Navigation, Terrain Association, and Proper Movement is a three-day (24 hour) follow-on course designed for anyone who wishes to extend their workable knowledge in how to handle a old fashioned methods of movement in the backcountry.
This course is for individuals that work and/or live in areas that they must know how to read the environment for movement. Emphasis will be placed on technique and application.
You will run through exercises and drills that are time tested. These drills will enhance your comfort in understanding the map in relation to the terrain and then navigating the old way. On your next backcountry trip, you’ll be comfortable in using tested skills for application success.
In this course you will be taught:
- Interpreting maps
- Understanding scale
- Direction finding
- Alternate compasses
- Reading vegetation
- Navigation by stars
- Navigation by weather
- Making your own maps
- Scenario applications
- Hours: 16
- Perquisite: None
- Required Equipment: Yes
Airplane Crash Survival is a two-day (16 hour) follow-on course designed for anyone who wishes to have workable knowledge in how to handle a aircraft accident, no matter how bad the event is.
This course is for individuals that pilot aircraft or are passengers in aircraft. Emphasis will be placed on preparation, safety, tactics, and techniques.
You will run through exercises and drills that are time and event tested. In addition, you’ll learn how to remain calm before, during and after the accident situation, also you’ll know how to use all of these skills for your survival.
In this course you will be taught:
- Aircraft strategies and preparation
- survival kits
- What to do in the aircraft
- What to do once on land or water
- Cold climate principles
- Hot climate principles
- Stranded in remote areas
- Acquiring food and water
- Navigation
- Working with other passengers
- Scenario applications
- Hours: 16
- Perquisite: None
- Required Equipment: Yes
Vehicle Crash Survival is a two-day (16 hour) follow-on course designed for anyone who wishes to have workable knowledge in how to handle a car accident, no matter how bad the event is.
This course is for individuals that drive vehicles or are passengers in vehicles. Emphasis will be placed on preparation, safety, tactics, and techniques.
You will run through exercises and drills that are time and event tested. In addition, you’ll learn how to remain calm before, during and after the accident situation, also you’ll know how to use all of these skills for your survival.
In this course you will be taught:
- Vehicle strategies and preparation
- Vehicle kits
- Cold climate principles
- Hot climate principles
- Accident strategies: collision, brake failure, car under water,
- stranded in remote areas, and car on train tracks.
- Scenario applications
- Hours: 16
- Perquisite: None
- Required Equipment: Yes
Natural and Manmade Disaster is a two-day (16 hour) follow-on course designed for anyone who wishes to have workable knowledge in how to handle their next disaster.
This course is for individuals that live in areas that are frequented by disasters. Emphasis will be placed on preparation, safety, tactics, and techniques.
You will run through exercises and drills that are time and event tested. In addition, you’ll learn how to remain calm within the disaster situations and how to use all of these skills for operational success.
In this course you will be taught:
- Predicting and preparation for disasters
- Drought, fire, and water conditions
- Fires on ground, vehicle, buildings, and airplane
- Various flood conditions
- Tsunami Conditions
- Avalanche Conditions
- Hurricane Conditions
- Tornado Conditions
- Earthquake Conditions
- Lightning Conditions
- Volcano Conditions
- Hot and cold climate conditions
- Scenario applications
- Hours: 24
- Perquisite: None
- Required Equipment: Yes
Hostile Environment Survival (Escape & Evade) is a three-day (24+ hour) follow-on course designed for personnel who wish to be taught about basic survival in hostile environments away from support.
You will be taken step-by-step through the six pillars of survival:
1) Immediate Action
2) Hole-Up-Site
3) Concealment
4) Movement
5) Communication and Signaling
6) Recovery
This course is for personnel who wish to learn SER and survival tactics & techniques. This is a 100% hands-on course where you will learn by doing.
You will run through exercises and drills used by the world’s top scout trackers and scout teams. In addition, you’ll learn how to evade threat tracking teams for various crisis situations and how to use all of these skills for individual and team survival.
In this course you will be taught:
- Psychology of survival
- Evasion principles
- Navigation
- Radio communication and signaling
- Recovery procedures
- Medical first-aid
- Personal protection
- Food and water procurement
- Hours: 16
- Perquisite: None
- Required Equipment: Yes
Desert Survival is a Two-day (16+ hour) follow-on course designed for anyone who wishes to have workable knowledge in how to handle their own survival in arid/desert areas.
This course is for individuals that work and/or live in areas that they must know how to survive. Emphasis will be placed on preparation, safety, tactics, and techniques.
You will run through exercises and drills that are time and event tested. In addition, you’ll learn how to remain calm within your situation and you’ll be comfortable in using tested skills for survival success.
In this course you will be taught:
- Psychology of survival
- Arid Area principles
- Water Procurement
- Shelter and fire
- Clothing and use of headgear
- Food procurement
- Navigation
- Signaling
- Recovery
- Health and first-aid
- Scenario applications
- Hours: 16
- Perquisite: None
- Required Equipment: Yes
Sea and Coastal Survival is a Two-day (16+ hour) follow-on course designed for anyone who wishes to have workable knowledge in how to handle their own survival in sea and coastal areas.
This course is for individuals that work and/or live in areas that they must know how to survive. Emphasis will be placed on preparation, safety, tactics, and techniques.
You will run through exercises and drills that are time and event tested. In addition, you’ll learn how to remain calm within your situation and you’ll be comfortable in using tested skills for survival success.
In this course you will be taught:
- Psychology of survival
- Sea and coastal area principles
- Priorities of survival
- Proper way to abandon ship
- In the water drills
- Inflating a dinghy
- Survival afloat
- Water and food procurement (rationing)
- Location and Navigation
- Signaling at sea
- Dangerous fish and ocean predators
- Health and first-aid
- Making a landfall
- Type of beaches and tides
- Scenario applications
- Hours: 16
- Perquisite: None
- Required Equipment: Yes
Arctic and Cold Weather Survival is a two-day (16+ hour) follow-on course designed for anyone who wishes to have workable knowledge in how to handle their own survival in cold climate areas.
This course is for individuals that work and/or live in areas that they must know how to survive. Emphasis will be placed on preparation, safety, tactics, and techniques.
You will run through exercises and drills that are time and event tested. In addition, you’ll learn how to remain calm within your situation and you’ll be comfortable in using tested skills for survival success.
In this course you will be taught:
- Psychology of survival
- Arctic and cold weather area principles
- Priorities of survival
- Location, travel and navigation
- Clothing, footgear, and headgear
- Shelter and fire
- Water and food procurement
- Hunting and trapping
- Dangerous predators and protection
- Working in mountains
- Snow, icefields, and avalanches
- Health and first-aid
- Scenario applications
- Hours: 16
- Perquisite: None
- Required Equipment: Yes
Basic First Aid is a three-day (16 hour) course designed for anyone who spends time in remote places and how to minimize and care for injuries sustained away from medical attention.
This course is for individuals that work and/or live in areas that they must know how to manage and treat backcountry injuries and illnesses. Emphasis will be placed on technique and application.
You will run through exercises and drills that are time and event tested. These drills will enhance your comfort in understanding the immediate first care needed for medical issues. On your next backcountry trip, you’ll be comfortable in using tested skills for application success.
In this course you will be taught:
- Patient Assessment System
- Shock
- Chest Injuries
- Head Injuries
- Spinal Management
- Remote Wound Management
- Traction splinting
- Athletic injuries
- Dislocations
- Cold Weather Injuries (Hypothermia, trench foot, etc.)
- Heat Injuries and illnesses
- Altitude illnesses
- Scenario applications & evaluations
- Hours: 24
- Perquisite: Basic First Aid Course
- Required Equipment: Yes
Advanced First Aid is a three-day (24 hour) follow-on advanced course designed for anyone who spends time in remote places and how to minimize and care for injuries sustained away from medical attention.
This course is for individuals that work and/or live in areas that they must know how to manage and treat backcountry injuries and illnesses. Emphasis will be placed on advanced technique and application.
You will run through exercises and drills that are time and event tested. These drills will enhance your comfort in understanding the immediate first care needed for medical issues. On your next backcountry trip, you’ll be comfortable in using tested skills for application success.
In this course you will be taught:
- Remote versus urban care
- Initial assessment and patient exam
- Vital Signs
- Medical legal issues
- Airway obstruction, respiratory arrest, and CPR for remote environments
- Mechanical aids to breathing
- Shock and Bleeding
- Chest and head injuries
- Spinal cord injury assessment
- Lifting and moving
- Remote wound and fracture management
- Scenario applications & evaluations
- And much more
FIREARMS
- Hours: 16
- Perquisite: None
- Required Equipment: Yes
Tactical Firearms Basic is a two-day (16 hour) course that takes you through the latest practical drills, defensive safety, transition exercises and techniques. It is designed for first-time carbine users.
This course is for any user who spends a lot of time around firearms whether at the home or on the range. Emphasis will be placed on safety, technique, and application. The training will also assist in reducing the chance of a negligent discharge (ND) and will make the student better aware of the advantages of employing at scout defense range.
You will run through exercises and drills that are safe, gaining the right way to handle a firearm. These drills will enhance your ability to handle your firearm in a manner sufficient by law. You will feel secure in your firearm safety.
This course will cover various ammunitions and usage.
In this course you will be taught:
HANDGUN
- Handgun safety rules (state law)
- Handgun Operations
- Ammunition
- Fundamentals of shooting a handgun
- Safe Handling of the handgun
HANDGUN, CARBINE, SHOTGUN, or RIFLE
- Legal and policy issues
- Equipment selection and usage
- Function & maintenance
- Load, unload, reload drills
- Target acquisition
- Stationary and basic Multiple targets
- Defensive safety concerns \
- Rapid firearm deployment
- Quick-fire and target alignment method
- Reactive shooting on moving targets
- Shooting while in motion
- Weak hand shooting / reloading
- Negligent discharge (ND) avoidance
- Less than ideal shooting positions
- Range safety
- Hours: 16
- Perquisite: Basic Level Course
- Required Equipment: Yes
Tactical Firearms Advanced is a two-day (16 hour) follow-on course that takes you through the latest advanced practical drills, defensive safety, transition exercises and techniques. It is designed for those that have gone through scout carbine basic.
The training will also assist in reducing the chance of a negligent discharge (ND) and will make the student better aware of the advantages of employing at scout defense range.
This course will cover various ammunitions and usage.
In this course you will be taught:
HANDGUN, CARBINE, SHOTGUN, or RIFLE
- Legal and policy issues
- Equipment selection and usage
- Function & maintenance
- Load, unload, reload drills
- Target acquisition
- Multiple targets
- Moving targets
- Defensive safety concerns
- Transitions to back-up firearms
- Hours: 40
- Perquisite: No
- Required Equipment: Yes
Tactical Firearms Comprehensive is a five-day (40 hour) course that takes you through the latest practical drills, defensive safety, transition exercises and techniques. It is designed for first-time carbine users.
This course is for any user who spends a lot of time around firearms whether at the home or on the range. Emphasis will be placed on safety, technique, and application. The training will also assist in reducing the chance of a negligent discharge (ND) and will make the student better aware of the advantages of employing at scout defense range.
You will run through exercises and drills that are safe, gaining the right way to handle a firearm. These drills will enhance your ability to handle your firearm in a manner sufficient by law. You will feel secure in your firearm safety.
This course will cover various ammunitions and usage.
Then we will take you through the latest advanced practical drills, defensive safety, transition exercises and techniques. It is designed for those that wish to engage themselves from basics to advanced in one course.
In this course you will be taught:
HANDGUN
- Handgun safety rules (state law)
- Handgun Operations
- Ammunition
- Fundamentals of shooting a handgun
- Safe Handling of the handgun
HANDGUN, CARBINE, SHOTGUN, or RIFLE
- Legal and policy issues
- Equipment selection and usage
- Function & maintenance
- Load, unload, reload drills
- Target acquisition
- Stationary and basic Multiple targets
- Defensive safety concerns
- Rapid firearm deployment
- Quick-fire and target alignment method
- Reactive shooting on moving targets
- Shooting while in motion
- Weak hand shooting / reloading
- Negligent discharge (ND) avoidance
- Less than ideal shooting positions
- Range safety
- Target acquisition
- Multiple targets
- Moving targets
- Defensive safety concerns
- Transitions to back-up firearms
EDGED WEAPONS
- Hours: 16
- Perquisite: None
- Required Equipment: Yes
Tactical Blade Basic is a two-day (16 hour), 100% hands-on course that is designed to teach you how to increase your chances of surviving a knife attack.
This course builds on your own survival instincts and current training.
You’ll experience realistic, full-speed attacks from the instructor and fellow students who are armed with rubber and plastic training knives. Each attack scenario is based on today’s scout applications method.
The attacks against you will be fast, furious and unpredictable – just as they are in real life.
In this course you will be taught:
- Applications and survival of close-range attacks
- Angles of attack
- Staying alive on the ground and feeling comfortable
- The scout motto of the knife
- Medical implications of knife wounds
- Hours: 16
- Perquisite: Basic Level Course
- Required Equipment: Yes
Tactical Blade Advanced is a two-day (16 hour), 100% follow-on course that is designed to teach you how to increase your chances of surviving a knife attack and in taking the offense to the encounter
This course builds, again, on your own survival instincts and your previous PJAW course.
You’ll experience realistic, full-speed attacks from the instructor and fellow students who are armed with rubber and plastic training knives. Each attack scenario is based on today’s scout applications methods and multiple hands-on scenarios.
The attacks against you will be fast, furious and unpredictable – just as they are in real life. When your done with this course your instinctive base will be prepared for the most hazardous of situations.
In this course you will be taught:
- Review from previous course
- Advanced angles of attack and defense
- Advanced ground applications
- Rules of the Knife
- Capture, ground, attack sequencing
- How to search for concealed weapons
- And more
- Hours: 40
- Perquisite: No
- Required Equipment: Yes
Tactical Blade Comprehensive is a five-day (40 hour), 100% follow-on course that is designed to teach you how to increase your chances of surviving a knife attack and in taking the offense to the encounter
This course builds, again, on your own survival instincts and your previous PJAW course.
You’ll experience realistic, full-speed attacks from the instructor and fellow students who are armed with rubber and plastic training knives. Each attack scenario is based on today’s scout applications methods and multiple hands-on scenarios.
The attacks against you will be fast, furious and unpredictable – just as they are in real life. When your done with this course your instinctive base will be prepared for the most hazardous of situations.
In this course you will be taught:
- Applications and survival of close-range attacks
- Angles of attack
- Staying alive on the ground and feeling comfortable
- The scout motto of the knife
- Medical implications of knife wounds
- Review from previous course
- Advanced angles of attack and defense
- Advanced ground applications
- Rules of the Knife
- Capture, ground, attack sequencing
- How to search for concealed weapons
- And more
EMPTY HAND
- Hours: 16
- Perquisite: None
- Required Equipment: Yes
Tactical Empty Hand Basic is a two-day (16 hour) follow-on course designed to carry on from the familiarization course. The course is designed for anyone citizen, police, military who may be in harms way.
It’s a collection of effective techniques, conflict drills and exercises used by scouts and agencies throughout the world. This 100% hands-on course focuses on core skills that you should have for your defense.
In addition to what is taught, you will be exposed to the latest defensive safety strategies and tactics. Participants will run through realistic scenarios that work for survival.
In this course you will be taught:
- How to subdue all levels of aggression
- Proper rules of engagement.
- Street survival & court survival
- Basic offensive parries, kicks, and strikes
- Basic survival on the ground
- Basic knife & edged weapons defense
- Escapes from positions of disadvantage
- Hours: 16
- Perquisite: Basic Level Course
- Required Equipment: Yes
Tactical Empty Hand Advanced is a two-day (16 hour) follow-on course that continues to add to your developing repertoire of empty hand applications.
This course will mentally put you through the ‘no other option’ test. The end result of this training will be an ‘I will Survive no matter what perspective’; something you only get by actually doing it.
In this course you will be taught:
- Outnumbered survival (in mass)
- Escape and evasion principles
- Hostage situations
- Wounded Fighting and the next level
- Taking care of your own injuries
- Back-up tool and improvised tools
- Combat stress and its effects
- Hours: 40
- Perquisite: No
- Required Equipment: Yes
Tactical Empty Hand Comprehensive is a five-day (40 hour) follow-on course that continues to add to your developing repertoire of empty hand applications.
This course will mentally put you through the ‘no other option’ test. The end result of this training will be an ‘I will Survive no matter what perspective’; something you only get by actually doing it.
In this course you will be taught:
- How to subdue all levels of aggression
- Proper rules of engagement.
- Street survival & court survival
- Basic offensive parries, kicks, and strikes
- Basic survival on the ground
- Basic knife & edged weapons defense
- Escapes from positions of disadvantage
- Outnumbered survival (in mass)
- Escape and evasion principles
- Hostage situations
- Wounded Fighting and the next level
- Taking care of your own injuries
- Back-up tool and improvised tools
- Combat stress and its effects