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IIRC DPS stated that they had not received any class completions for FR training. Great instructor course, glad I took it, but really do not see that there will be much (if any) demand.

Thanks for the updates Tex. Interesting numbers as I thought there were more School Safety Instructors. Glad you had fun,

Motrin, Ben gay, and your Chiropractor are your friends for us older guys recovering from the class.

Good Luck and let me know how it goes.

Tex1961,

Whatever gun you use, have a back-up (with holster and at least two spare mags with holders) just in case. For the Beretta, you will be required to have the decocking lever engaged at the start of each drill. Before the class, get comfortable with your draw (as always, unloaded with ammo in different room). I used my Glock 19 as my primary and a Glock 23 with a 9mm conversion barrel as my back-up so mags and holster issues did not come into play. Fired the 19 on days one and two and the 23 (with 9mm conversion) on day three.

I believe that I was the oldest in my class (I am 72), but there were a number of guys in the class that were in their late 50s and early 60s. You do not need to run but should be able to move with purpose from cover to cover while shooting. You will be required to fire from laying on your back and from laying on your sides as well as kneeling. If you have knee pads, USE them. Day two is a workout as you start at about 0800 and do not finish until about 2200. May be earlier for you as we are now in winter and day two includes the night firing. We had to wait until after sunset in Sept before daylight savings time ended.

As far as actually teaching the class, I also doubt that I will have the opportunity as requirements for students are fairly restrictive and cost for conducting the class would be fairly high. That said, DPS training for FREE is a good thing and much of what I learned in the class can be used in my more advanced defensive skills classes.

If you have any questions or need to borrow anything, PM me. IIRC you are in the DFW area and I am only about 45 minutes north from the DPS training facility.

Tex1961,

Good luck and have FUN. Probably the best DPS class I have attended. My only issue was "Glock Knuckle" from firing so many rounds in 3 days. Nothing that a band-aid could not cure, but I later had an undercut done on the trigger guard. Let us know how things go.
Odin

Mike S,

Thanks for the information. No need for a hotel room as I live in Copperas Cove which is only about 5-10 minutes more than Georgetown to DPS. Was originally supposed to be in your class, but could not go, REALLY needed to attend my son's retirement ceremony from the Army on the 31st.

Have plenty of ammo, FIVE extra mags (all are 15 rounders), spare gun, duty belt with holster and three mag pouches, Streamlight Flashlight that is more than enough lumens (and a back-up Surefire), two sets of electronic over-the-ear muffs, plenty o spare batteries for flashlights and muffs, spare glasses (to include sunglasses), always have light rain gear in the truck as well as a spare hat.

Will be brown-bagging all meals as well as plenty of sports drinks and a full thermos of coffee each morning.

Again, thanks
AF-Odin

Anyone else on the Forum attending this iteration of this course?