CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Diane Schrementi:ds018b@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

Patrol Rifle Instructor 

August 22-24, 2026

8am – 4pm

Instructor: S.T.K. Training

 Location: Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office Range, 21302 IL Rt. 9, Tremont

Requirement for attending training:

Must have attended 2-day Patrol Rifle (AR 15 course) and/or class equivalence

Enrollment Deadline: August 17, 2026

Maximum – 18

Course Objective

This course is designed to provide a base of knowledge to department range instructors to safely use and deploy the Patrol Rifle. Upon completion of this course, they will have the knowledge to instruct how to properly maintain, carry, deploy and utilize their Patrol Rifle.

Course Content

Attending this training students will learn to teach other law enforcement officers how to deploy their Patrol Rifle by knowing how to effectively operate it’s mechanical functions, effectively assess and clear malfunctions, utilize proper techniques to deploy the Patrol Rifle, as well as utilizing many shooting positions and reloading techniques.

Review of Rifle Patrol Operator

Gear (Needs / Wants on a rifle)

Range Safety

Loading and Unloading

Shooting Stance

Presentation of Rifle

Practical Skills

Rifle Malfunctions

Shooting while moving’

Deployment from Police Patrol Vehicles

Who Should Attend

Candidates for this course should have completed a 2-day Patrol Rifle (AR 15 course) and/or class equivalence. Students must already be Pistol Instructor Certified.

This is a higher-level course and students should be vetted by their department before nomination for this course. Each Student will demonstrate their knowledge by giving instruction both in the classroom and on the range

What to Bring:

AR – 15 Patrol Rifle

Weapon Mounted Light

Minimum two, 30 Rounds Magazines

Weapon Mounted Iron Sights

Optional Optical Sight/Scope

400 Rifle Ammo and 100 Pistol Ammo

Mobile In-Service Training Team#7 Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU 7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Constitutional Use of Law Enforcement Authority 4 hours; De-Escalation Techniques 15 hours with 2 hours scenario based; Officer Safety Techniques including cover, concealment and time 2 hours with 2 hours scenario based