Don't be so sure about that. From 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a one-hour lunch break has been my standard "classroom" format for years. Then, for those who want to shoot the same day, we go to the indoor range (right next to the classroom). It makes for a looooong day, but that is the way most folks prefer. At least "experienced" people - I do not try to integrate new shooters in the range on the same day.
Fingerprint gal and I have got the "procedural" stuff down to the point that we can knock out the photos, affidavits and prints in about 1/2 hour. And she does it manually and had zero (zilch, nada!) re-dos in all of 2009.
Quote: "believe the "one drop" rule, and so on." Not clear on the meaning of "one drop" rule. I've been doing this since '95 and that's the first time I've heard that one ... ?