MP-5/UMP/SMG Advanced Operators Course
3 day Course/30 hours
P.O.S.T. Board Approved
Restricted Enrollment

This advanced course is designed for experienced tactical team members, uniformed patrol officers, investigators and military personnel that have already graduated from a basic operators course or holds a current SMG certification from their agency and wishes to train to advanced operating levels.   

This course begins with a brief review of shooting fundaments and weapons handling procedures and will then proceed quickly to advance shooting techniques.  Students will learn how to use reactive shooting techniques to accelerate their shooting abilities well beyond their current skill level.  Students will learn how to properly track, identify and accurately engage moving threats at realistic engagement speeds.

On the third day of this course students will move off the shooting range and into the premier, 1.6 million dollar shoot house to apply the skills learned during the first two days.  Students will learn how to deploy their SMG during advanced entry and room clearing tactics.

Course topics covered include:

• Shooting fundamentals

• Select fire management

• Turning and maneuvering with weapon

• Shooting on the move

• Weapon transition

• Multiple threat engagement

• Use of cover and concealment

• Distance shooting

• Reactive shooting

• CQB techniques

• Low light operations

• Entry Tactics

• Partner/team movements

While most schools use only static targets, Final Option also uses our computer controlled reactive shooting system.  This system enables you to engage reactive steel targets that will increase your threat assessment, accuracy and engagement speeds to advance levels.  With specifically designed shooting drills and tests you will learn to operate and manipulate your SMG under stress fire situations.

This course is not for beginning SMG operators.  Students will be subjected to numerous shooting drills and tests to monitor their progress.

Upon successful completion of this course students will receive a course diploma and a certificate indicating their level of weapons qualification. Students will have the opportunity to graduate from 1of 3 levels:  Basic Operator, Intermediate Operator and Advance Operator. 

Required Equipment:

2000 rounds of ammo, Mp5/UMP/SMG style weapon, 4 SMG magazines, Handgun w/2 magazines, 200 rounds of handgun ammo if different from SMG, Tactical or duty holster for handgun, Tactical vest or body armor, Wrap around eye protection, Ear protection, Ballistic helmet, Baseball style hat.