NRA Pistol Inst class in AZ, 10-24/25

View · by **phorvick** on Tue Oct 13, 2015 3:56 pm

I know there are a few snowbirds in the area...

On the weekend of October 24/25, I will be presenting the NRA Pistol Instructor class in Sun City West, AZ.

100% of the class enrollment fee will be donated to the SAM's Project (Stand Alone Marine) for those recruits at the MCRD, Parris Island, SC.

email for info to...

phorvick@gmail.com

View · by **cobb** on Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:20 pm

Thought you also retired from NRA training?

Good that you did not, you need to keep busy and people need access to quality instructors as yourself.

View · by **phorvick** on Tue Oct 13, 2015 11:18 pm

cobb wrote:Thought you also retired from NRA training?
Good that you did not, you need to keep busy and people need access to quality instructors as yourself.

I keep getting requests for "one more class". However, as you may know, there are big changes coming in the NRA instructional world, changes that I do not support. Once implemented...and the NRA says that will happen very soon...I will never do another class.

View · by **Ron Burgundy** on Wed Oct 14, 2015 10:36 am

phorvick wrote:
cobb wrote:Thought you also retired from NRA training?
Good that you did not, you need to keep busy and people need access to quality instructors as yourself.

I keep getting requests for "one more class". However, as you may know, there are big changes coming in the NRA instructional world, changes that I do not support. Once implemented...and the NRA says that will happen very soon...I will never do another class.

Like what?

View · by **phorvick** on Fri Oct 16, 2015 10:42 pm

Ron Burgundy wrote:
phorvick wrote:
cobb wrote:Thought you also retired from NRA training?
Good that you did not, you need to keep busy and people need access to quality instructors as yourself.

I keep getting requests for "one more class". However, as you may know, there are big changes coming in the NRA instructional world, changes that I do not support. Once implemented...and the NRA says that will happen very soon...I will never do another class.

Like what?

I am not fully aware of the total scope of the changes, as the NRA has not kept instructors in the loop (at least not kept me in the loop). Essentially, they are (for the Basic Pistol Class) going to "blended learning"...where a student will go on-line and do much of the class directly on the NRA website (and, of course, pay a fee to the NRA). The instructor is then expected to conduct a range exercise with the students to verify their safe gun handling etc. Not having seen the final curriculum, I am not sure if instructors will actually "instruct" anything anymore, or if they are relegated to simply being a range monitor.

I do not think that gun safety etc. is a topic that leads well to on-line learning. I understand that others may disagree, but it is not something I am interested in supporting.