Law Enforcement Officers assigned to plainclothes and task force units go from patrol units to specialized units and are expected to “conceal a firearm”.  

Carrying a firearm while off-duty provides similar challenges. Agencies require the annual firearms “qualification” and very often, no “training”.

The Advanced Firearms for the Plain Clothes and Task Force Officer training course will provide contemporary insights into equipment selection, advanced firearms training, Combatives, and the OTOA principles for winning an armed engagement.

Topics and disciplines covered

• Equipment selection and considerations
• Draws and presentations from concealment
• Target focused sighted live fire
• Movement
• Decision-making – Multiple Threats
• Reloads: Combat & Tactical
• Combatives
• Use of Edged Weapons
• Tradecraft and concealment methods when working plain clothes

Intended Audience - This is NOT a basic firearms course

• Officers that carry a firearm off-duty
• Firearms instructors
• Qualification Officers
• Task Force and Plain Clothes Officers
• Those interested in a challenge and improvement

Required Equipment – Student Supplied:

• 800 rounds of factory pistol ammunition – NO RELOADS - NO STEEL CORE
• Duty or Individual owned pistol with a minimum of 3 magazines
• Sturdy pants belt capable of holding a magazine pouch and concealment holster
• Concealed holster (*see criteria below)
  (SORRY - No Serpa, shoulder/ ankle holsters)
• Cover garment – button-down shirt, jacket, sweatshirt, etc.
• Wear the clothing you would wear while carrying off-duty or working in a plainclothes capacity
• Wrap around Eye Protection
• Ear protection (electronic preferred)
• Baseball style hat / billed cap
• Food / Water - No meals provided
• Seasonal weather gear/rain gear - dress for the weather
• Note-taking material
• Cleaning kit and lubrication

Concealment holster criteria

• Capable of holstering without the use of the support hand
• Concealment holsters that retain an open cavity AFTER the firearm is removed.

The OTOA is delighted to announce another exclusive training course for police professionals, military and armed security officers interested in improving skills with the rifle/carbine.

This firearms course is a comprehensive, one-day advanced rifle-training day with practical applications through live-fire exercises.

This course is conducted by credentialed and experienced OTOA trainers. All OTOA training staff are tenured police professionals with specific expertise in mentoring and coaching shooters of all levels of experience with firearms.

This course does NOT involve any classroom, only range time

Topics and disciplines covered

• Efficiency in rifle operation
• Conventional and unconventional carries and readies
• Target focused sighted live fire
• Enhancement under pressure in reloading
• Movement
• Tactical decision-making

Intended Audience - This is NOT a basic firearms course

• Firearms instructors
• Task Force and Tactical Team Officers
• Those interested in a challenge and improvement

Required Equipment – Student Supplied:

• 500 rounds of factory rifle/carbine ammunition – NO GREEN TIP, NO STEEL CORE, NO RELOADS
• Duty or Individual owned rifle/carbine
• Minimum of 3 magazines and the ability to carry on your body.
• Red Dots and/or LVPO zeroed BEFORE class.
• Lubrication
• Rifle Sling
• Duty or Individual owned pistol.
• Duty belt with holster or a concealed holster
  (SORRY - No Serpa, shoulder/ ankle holsters)
• 100 rounds of pistol ammo, NO RELOADS – NO STEEL CORE
• Range appropriate attire
• Wrap around Eye Protection
• Ear protection (electronic preferred)
• Baseball style hat / billed cap
• Food / Water - No meals provided
• Seasonal weather gear/rain gear - dress for the weather
• Note-taking material

This firearms course is a comprehensive, one-day advanced pistol training day with practical applications through live-fire exercises.

This course is conducted by credentialed and experienced OTOA trainers. All OTOA training staff are tenured police professionals with specific expertise in mentoring and coaching shooters of all levels of experience with firearms.

This course does NOT involve any classroom, only range time

Topics and disciplines covered

• Draws and presentations
• Grip
• Target focused sighted live fire
• Efficiency in reloading
• Movement
• Decision-making

Intended Audience - This is NOT a basic firearms course

• Firearms instructors
• Task Force and Tactical Team Officers
• Those interested in a challenge and improvement

Required Equipment – Student Supplied:

• 500 rounds of factory pistol ammunition – NO RELOADS - NO STEEL CORE
• Duty or Individual owned pistol with a minimum of 3 magazines
• Duty belt with holster or a concealed holster
  (SORRY - No Serpa, shoulder/ ankle holsters)
• Range appropriate attire
• Wrap around Eye Protection
• Ear protection (electronic preferred)
• Baseball style hat / billed cap
• Food / Water - No meals provided
• Seasonal weather gear/rain gear - dress for the weather
• Note-taking material

This comprehensive three-day Instructor Development class is for current patrol rifle/carbine instructors.

The hands-on course will focus on developing the patrol rifle/carbine instructor’s ability to diagnose, demonstrate, and instruct.

Requalification Range Officers score targets.

Firearms Instructors make a difference and impact students by constructively challenging them to excel.

All OTOA courses are instructed by credentialed and experienced OTOA trainers.

All OTOA training staff are tenured police professionals with specific expertise in mentoring and coaching shooters of all levels of experience with firearms.

This course does NOT involve any classroom, only range time

Topics and disciplines covered

• Shooter Diagnostics
• Conventional & unconventional carries and presentations
• Grip & trigger control
• Target focused sighted live fire
• Target transitions
• Efficiency in reloading
• Movement
• Tactical decision-making
• Student teach backs

Required Equipment – Student Supplied:

• 1000 rounds of factory rifle/carbine ammunition – NO GREEN TIP, NO STEEL CORE, NO RELOADS
• Duty or Individual owned rifle/carbine
• Minimum of 3 magazines and the ability to carry on your body.
• Red Dots and/or LVPO zeroed BEFORE class.
• Lubrication
• Rifle Sling
• Duty or Individual owned pistol.
• Duty belt with holster or a concealed holster
  (Sorry - No Serpa, shoulder/ankle holsters)
• 200 rounds of pistol ammo, NO RELOADS – NO STEEL CORE
• Range appropriate attire
• Wrap around Eye Protection
• Ear protection (electronic preferred)
• Baseball style hat / billed cap
• Food / Water - No meals provided
• Seasonal weather gear/rain gear - dress for the weather
• Note-taking material

This comprehensive three-day Instructor Development class is for current semi-automatic pistol instructors or those preparing to take the state-approved firearms instructor programs.

The hands-on course will focus on developing the semi-auto pistol instructor’s ability to diagnose, demonstrate, and instruct.

Requalification Range Officers score targets.

Firearms Instructors make a difference and impact students by constructively challenging them to excel.

All OTOA courses are instructed by credentialed and experienced OTOA trainers.

All OTOA training staff are tenured police professionals with specific expertise in mentoring and coaching shooters of all levels of experience with firearms.

This course does NOT involve any classroom, only range time

Topics and disciplines covered

• Shooter Diagnostics
• Draws and presentations
• Grip
• Target focused sighted live fire
• One-hand firing
• Target transitions
• Efficiency in reloading
• Movement
• Decision-making
• Student teach backs

Required Equipment – Student Supplied:

• 1000 rounds of factory pistol ammunition – NO RELOADS - NO STEEL CORE
• Duty or Individual owned pistol with a minimum of 3 magazines
• Duty belt with holster or a concealed holster
  (SORRY - No Serpa, shoulder/ ankle holsters)
• Range appropriate attire
• Wrap around Eye Protection
• Ear protection (electronic preferred)
• Weapons lubrication
• Baseball style hat / billed cap
• Food / Water - No meals provided
• Seasonal weather gear/rain gear - dress for the weather
• Note-taking material

The OTOA is delighted to announce an exclusive training course for Red Dot Sights equipped handguns.

The OTOA RDS Handgun course offers an individual officer looking to gain hands-on knowledge with the RDS system from credentialed and experienced OTOA trainers currently carrying and using Red Dot Sights daily and on duty.

From the novice to the skilled shooter, this course offers an unprecedented opportunity to acquire more information on the RDS handgun prior to making a purchase.

No handgun with Red Dot Sights? - No problem!

The OTOA and GLOCK, Inc. will provide twenty-four (24) Glock G5 9mm pistols, all equipped with the latest Red Dot Sights for students to use and evaluate.

Red Dot Sights sponsored and provided by Trijicon, Vortex, and Holosun.

The OTOA in cooperation with our generous sponsors will also offer holsters from Safariland, Alien Gear, Zero 9 Solutions, and Raven Concealment Systems for students to use and evaluate.

Every Glock RDS pistol will be equipped with a flashlight from Nighstick or Surefire. 

Zero 9 Solutions triple magazine pouches will also be available to use and evaluate.

The OTOA will supply the RDS pistol, holster, light, and mag pouches - Students will be required to bring their own 9mm ammo.

Required Equipment – Student Supplied:

• The student is required to bring a belt for the holster and mag carrier, 1.5 to 1.75-inch belts
• 500 rounds of factory 9mm pistol ammunition – NO RELOADS - NO STEEL CORE
• Range appropriate attire
• Wrap around Eye Protection
• Ear protection (electronic preferred)
• Baseball style hat / billed cap
• Food / Water - No meals provided
• Seasonal weather gear/rain gear - dress for the weather
• Note-taking material

Equipment supplied by OTOA

• GLOCK G5 9mm pistol + 3 magazines equipped with a Red Dot Optics
• Safariland, Alien Gear, Raven Concealment Systems, Zero9 Solutions Holsters
• Zero9 Solutions triple magazine pouches
• Weapon mounted light
• Spare batteries for optics supplied by OTOA
• Cleaning kit and lubrication
• OTOA supplies the RDS pistols for this course.

Students are welcome to bring their own RDS equipped pistol.

If you bring your own - an approved RDS system MUST be installed BEFORE day one of the class, you register for.

The OTOA is delighted to announce an exclusive training course for police professionals, military and armed security officers interested in improving handguns skills.

This exclusive offering to OTOA members will provide all the basics needed to recognize and self-diagnose issues encountered with the handgun and how to fix those deficiencies through a better understanding of the fundamentals of marksmanship.

This firearms course will break down each of the fundamentals in terms that make sense to shooters of all levels of experience and expertise with the practical applications through live-fire exercises.

This course is conducted by credentialed and experienced OTOA trainers. All OTOA training staff are tenured police professionals with specific expertise in mentoring and coaching shooters of all levels of experience with firearms.

Intended audience

• Those interested in improvement and confidence with the pistol
• Those interested in mastering the basics of firearms
• Ideal for current firearms instructors
• Ideal for requalification officers (REQ)
• Ideal for agencies interested in improving individual officer knowledge and skillset

Required Equipment – Student Supplied:

• 500 rounds of factory 9mm pistol ammunition – NO RELOADS - NO STEEL CORE
• Duty or Individual owned pistol with a minimum of 3 magazines
• Duty belt with holster or a concealed holster
  (SORRY - No Serpa, shoulder/ ankle holsters)
• Range appropriate attire
• Wrap around Eye Protection
• Ear protection (electronic preferred)
• Baseball style hat / billed cap
• Food / Water - No meals provided
• Seasonal weather gear/rain gear - dress for the weather
• Note-taking material

The OTOA is delighted to announce another exclusive training course for police professionals, military and armed security officers interested in improving their ability to safely and effectively carry and use firearms in a dynamic environment.

This comprehensive two-day class will cover the safe and efficient deployment of pistols and rifles in and around officers, suspects, and uninvolved bystanders.

This course does NOT involve any classroom, only range time

Topics and disciplines covered

• Safe weapons handling skills
• Friendly fire avoidance
• Working cover with & without partners
• Conventional & unconventional carries and presentations
• Threat focused sighted live fire
• Threat recognition drills
• Off angle of engagement
• Efficiency in reloading
• Movement
• Tactical decision-making

Required Equipment – Student Supplied:

• 400 rounds of factory rifle/carbine ammunition – NO GREEN TIP, NO STEEL CORE, NO RELOADS
• 400 rounds of factory pistol ammunition –NO STEEL CORE, NO RELOADS
• Duty or Individual owned rifle/carbine
• Duty or Individual owned semi-auto pistol
• Minimum of 3 magazines for each weapons system and the ability to carry on your body.
• ALL Red Dots and/or LVPO zeroed BEFORE class.
• Lubrication
• Duty belt with holster or a concealed holster
  (Sorry - No Serpa, shoulder/ankle holsters)
• Range appropriate attire
• Wrap around Eye Protection
• Ear protection (electronic preferred)
• Baseball style hat / billed cap
• Food / Water - No meals provided
• Seasonal weather gear/rain gear - dress for the weather
• Note-taking material

The OTOA is delighted to announce another exclusive training course for police professionals, military and armed security officers interested in improving their ability to safely and effectively carry and use firearms in a dynamic environment.

This comprehensive two-day class will cover the safe and efficient deployment of pistols and rifles in and around officers, suspects and uninvolved bystanders while in a close quarters environment.

This course involves the use of marking cartridges - NO LIVE FIRE

Topics and disciplines covered

• Safe and contemporary approach to the “close-quarters” environment
• Conventional and unconventional weapons carry positions
• Strong emphasis on individual officer, suspect/subject and uninvolved person(s) safety
• Tactics, techniques and procedures for complaint and no-compliant individuals
• Working solo, a partner or with a team
• Force on paper “shoot” – “don’t shoot” decision making drills
• De-escalation tactics
• Tactical decision-making

Required Equipment – Student Supplied:

• Pistol outfitted to fire marking cartridges or airsoft (Glock 17T, conversion kits, etc.) – MUST BE ABLE TO SECURE IN DUTY STYLE HOLSTER
• Rifle/carbine/subgun outfitted to fire marking cartridges or airsoft
• 100 PISTOL marking cartridges
• 100 RIFLE marking cartridges
• Simunition © - UTM © or other approved safety equipment
• Duty or Individual owned rifle/carbine with sling (NO LIVE AMMO)
• Duty or Individual owned semi auto pistol (NO LIVE AMMO)
• Duty belt with holster or a concealed holster
• Handheld flashlight
• Protective gloves suitable to hold and fire pistol and rifle
• Training appropriate attire
• Wrap around Eye Protection
• Baseball style hat / billed cap
• Food / Water - No meals provided
• Note-taking material