Originally Posted by
UNM1136
We record scores and 80% is passing. I have also been told by head instructors at this agency that for court purposes an officer should shoot for 82%. I don't use this rationale.
State regs require two attempts made at quals prior to mandatory remedial training. I have had a lot of success with allowing a third attempt prior to remedial but after a visit to the eye doctor. I am now catching flack for this in-house, as documenting a medical issues that may or may not have anything to do with scores and potential HIPPA issues. I think that reasoning is crap, and finding the reason that someone is failing, and correcting it is the most important issue. Giving someone X number of hours of remedial training, when they are still not able to see what they need to see to get hits, is a waste of time, money, and ammunition. Since we hire almost exclusively officers retired from other agencies age related vision problems are on the rise. As I age I have failed my first quals ever, based on visual acuity. I suddenly figured out during dry fire that I now had two clear, distinct front sights, and my brain was inconsistently choosing from two clear images when it used to have one sharp distinct image, and one slightly nonfocused image to choose from while firing both eyes open.
And I have learned to make sure my visual Rx is updated the month before qualifications. My last Firearms Instructor Update I did my short 10 minute presentation on MRDS as a potential solution to age related visual issues, and a lot of the older guys were taking notes and asking questions, while the head of advanced training for the state (and several people from my own agency) accused me of trying to buy skill. I don't even argue it any more. You can also buy skill by investing in instructional time and ammunition. Very few people can develop high levels of skill by themselves without spending money.
Now when we record scores, the instructor staff are taking cell phone photos of the scores on the target, and using the photos to enter information into the state mandated score tracking sheets.
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