NRA Instructor courses are
discipline specific. During the course, candidates will learn NRA policies and
procedures, basic public speaking skills, training methodology, use of a
training team and training aids, organizing a course, building a budget, and
finally preparing to teach. In addition, candidates will be provided the
appropriate lesson plans and basic course student packets. Role-playing is a
major part of an instructor course; therefore, the minimum class size should be
at least four candidates, with 10-12 candidates being ideal. Candidates take
turns working in teams, actually conducting portions of the course to other
candidates who portray basic students.
Instructor ratings are available to
conduct all basic NRA courses
***Listed training is in Oswego unless otherwise noted. If you desire to hold training sessions at your location or your area, send email or call to make arrangements. Instructor training needs minimum of 4 candidates. Basic Training and First Steps training can be held with one or more students any day of the week at your convenience - can also be spread over multiple days. All instructor training consists of 2 parts - Part 1 is Basic Instructor Training(BIT). Once you complete BIT, you have 24 months to complete as many Part 2's as you want without repeating BIT. So you just attend Part 2. Part 2 is discipline specific.
ANY MAN OR WOMAN THAT STUDIES TRENDS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL TELL YOU THAT NEARLY 70% OF ALL OFFICER RELATED SHOOTINGS, AND A FULL 2/3 OF LINE OF DUTY HOMICIDES OCCUR AFTER THE SETTING OF THE SUN. DARKNESS IS A CERTAINTY….AN ELEMENT WE KNOW WE WILL FACE….AND WITH ITS APPROACH MARCHES A HOST OF NEW CHALLENGES. GOING FURTHER BACK, A STUDY OF NATURE WILL CLEARLY SHOW THAT MANY APEX PREDATORS FIND SOLACE IN THE SHADOWS; CAPITALIZING ON THE DISADVANTAGES THAT DARKNESS BRINGS TO THEIR PREY. AS NATURAL PREDATORS, HUMANS HAVE BECOME QUITE ADAPT AT HOLDING BACK THE DARK WITH ARTIFICIAL LIGHT. THIS IS A SKILLSET BORNE OF THE FAILURES OF MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE OFTEN BEEN BORNE AS SACRIFICES TO THE DOCTRINE OF THEIR DAY. IN APPARENT DEFIANCE OF HISTORY, WELL OVER 90% OF DEFENSIVE FIREARMS TRAINING TAKES PLACE IN WELL-LIT FACILITIES. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO, TRAIN TO APPLY YOUR SKILLS IN THE ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU ARE MOST LIKELY TO NEED THEM. IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURROUNDED BY IT, DARKNESS IS FAST ON ITS WAY TO DRIVE THE LIGHT FROM THE WORLD AROUND YOU. ITS TIME YOU LEARNED THE TACTICS TO THRIVE WITHIN IT, AND WHEN NEEDED… TO DRIVE IT BACK.
No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always gotten there first, and is waiting for it.”
― Terry Pratchett