The TTPOA in partnership with the El Paso Police Department SWAT Team will be hosting a seven-day (70-hour) BASIC SWAT SCHOOL in El Paso, Texas. This school will be taught by the El Paso Police Department SWAT team. The training cadre consists of experienced SWAT Officers from the El Paso SWAT team.  

Class will start at 0700hrs on Wednesday NOV 20, 2024 at the El Paso Police Department Training Academy. Students should show up for class in PT gear and a pen --bring BDUs to change after the test. You will be required to provide transportation for yourself and your gear to training sites in the El Paso area.

Course Topics

This class will focus on the basic understanding of SWAT operations, including: SWAT history, selection/retention, equipment, liability issues, physical fitness/wellness, weapons training, intelligence gathering/mission planning, rapid deployment/rapid rescue, barricaded persons, high risk warrants, less-than-lethal applications, noise-flash diversionary devices, and chemical agents. This class will require physical exertion and many hours of practical exercises at various venue sites in El Paso.

Prerequisites

Students must be certified peace officers or active military personnel, in good standing with their agency. Students must be able to provide agency ID on the first day of class.

There will be a pass/fail physical assessment the morning of the first day of class. Students should show up for class in PT gear --bring BDUs to change after.

Students failing the physical assessment will not be allowed to stay in the class. The PT test is the Cooper "Single Cut-Point" standard: 1.5 mile run in 16:28, 300-meter run in 1:11, 25 push-ups in 1 Minute, 29 sit-ups in 1 minute. STUDENTS WHO FAIL THE PT ASSESSMENT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO REMAIN IN THE CLASS AND WILL NOT GET A REFUND.

Required Equipment

All normal tactical equipment including, BDU or other similar tactical uniform, PT clothing, body armor, load-bearing vest or web-gear, eye and ear protection, gas mask, handgun and/or shoulder fired weapon (600 Rounds Rifle/600 Rounds Pistol). Please bring safety force on force gear (mask, blue gun, blue rifle or bolt, 50 rounds of marking cartridges for both rifle and pistol). This course will be instructed at various sites in the El Paso area.  

Any equipment issues contact Ken Law by email or phone. ken.law@ttpoa.org  and 915-637-6338

Payment Instructions

Credit card payment is strongly recommended.  Inquiries regarding the course, payment or other questions can be directed to ken.law@ttpoa.org.  Last day to cancel and get your money back will be Nov 8 2024 . If paying by check, make checks payable to:  TTPOA and send them to PO Box 304, Burnet, Texas 78611

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