Room Clearing – Close Quarters Battle

Room Clearing / Close Quarters Battle (CQB) Course

Audience:  Armed Professionals or civilians. This is a Pistol and AR-15 course for people who want to learn a way to systemically search a structure (home, workplace, etc) to look for loved ones or criminals when time is of the essence.  Also for those wanting to learn close quarters shooting skills, room entry/search techniques and the ability to conduct room clearance solo.

Scope:  This course is designed to teach students the fundamentals of room clearance/search and give them the skills to effectively/safely operate inside of a house/building.  This curriculum is designed for students that have a working knowledge of their firearms and some experience shooting them.  An entry level or first-time shooter will be overwhelmed in this course.

This course taught both for law enforcement and non-law enforcement personnel regardless of your level of experience, we can tailor the curriculum to fit the needs of the group.

Classroom instruction and practical exercises on the range will provide the student a solid understanding of one of the most complex areas of protection. During the course, all participants will learn the terms, techniques, and procedures to make them successful in room to room clearing or search and rescue after a shooting.

Participants should be prepared to train in all weather conditions.  This program is challenging and participants should come to class with an open mind and a good attitude.

Training days are 8 hours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, with 30 minutes for lunch. It is highly recommended that you bring your lunch as you will have no options within 15 mins of the range. It is also recommended you have snacks, some will be available such as power bars, crackers and granola bars. Otherwise, please bring your own.

Length & Price: 2 day. $450.

Topics, Concepts and Skills:

• Room search/clear fundamentals
• Transition from AR-15 to pistol
• Emergency & Tactical reloading
• Shoot/no-Shoot scenarios
• Force on Force tactics
• Practical application drills
• Room entry procedures
• Engagement considerations
• Priorities of work
• Emergency action drills

Prerequisites and Physical Requirements

1. Student should be prepared to train in all weather
2. Student must possess the physical strength and stamina to fire their firearms in prolonged shooting drills.
3. Student should be physically able to get up and down from standing to kneeling.

Required Equipment

• Carbine/rifle with sling .223/5.56
• Three magazine minimum
• Magazine Pouches (optional)
• Pistol in good working order with at least 3 magazines
• Belt mounted, dominant side holster that covers the trigger
• Sturdy belt at least 1.5” wide
• Cap with brim (baseball or boonie style)
• T-Shirt with crew neck collar (no V-necks)
• Long pants (no shorts)
• Light hiking boots or running shoes. NO open toed shoes allowed on Range!
• Hearing protection (available upon request, no charge)
• Wrap around eye protection (available upon request, no charge)
• Water bottle or hydration system
• Sunscreen / Bug spray
• Foul weather clothing
• Note taking materials
• 200 rounds of range ammo for pistol
• 400 rounds of range ammo for AR-15
• $50 for Simmunition Ammunition

** Ammunition (both Range and Frangible) are available for purchase at BRM with advanced notice **

**If you do not possess any of the above gear/ammunition, please contact Kevin as far out from the course date as possible**

Teaching Style:

At Blue Ridge Marksmanship, we help you to gain a better understanding for your firearm. We help your gun handling abilities improve and we teach you ‘a way’ to shoot. There are millions of ways to fire a gun and hit a target, we will help you find the best one for you, not hammer you into ‘the way’ to shoot.