Project Officer Survival – Helping Keep Officers Alive

Law enforcement red dot pistol students during a Project Officer Survival course in North Carolina running provided Walther Performance Duty Pistols with Aimpoint ACROs and Safariland level III retention holsters.

War HOGG Tactical Project Officer Survival Program

In 2020, War HOGG Tactical established the Project Officer Survival program to address the underfunded firearms training needs of a lot of departments in law enforcement community. Project Officer Survival mission is to provide FREE law enforcement red dot pistol firearms training, powered by the support from our firearms industry partners, to increase officer survivability and marksmanship skills at no cost to individual officers.

To date Project Officer Survival has trained over 700 law enforcement officers, with 5 officers directly correlated their training during a Project Officer Survival course to them surviving their deadly force encounter.

Removing the Training Barrier

With red dot optics becoming more common on law enforcement duty pistols we wanted to provide an option so all officers could receive the training, even if their agency has not transitioned to a red dot optic. We also remove the financial burden by offering FREE 1-day law enforcement red dot pistol training.

Project Officer Survival provides the Walther Performance Duty Pistol (PDP) Professional with the dynamic performance trigger, topped with an Aimpoint ACRO enclosed red dot sight. Coming out of a Safariland level III retention holster with quick locking systems (QLS) for those officers with a QLS on their duty belts for an easy holster swap during the training course. By providing the equipment, this removes any training barriers for those departments who have not switched to a red dot pistol platform. Officers do not need to be red dot transitioned to attend this course.

By using the Walther pistols during the course, Project Officer Survival has the ability to size each officer’s hand to the pistol, verses the classic “one size fits all” when it comes to most department issued duty pistol. There are 3 different Walther pistol frame sizes, full size, compact and the F-series. A lot of our law enforcement officer students have commented how they did not realize how they were compensating for a duty pistol that did not fit their hand.

Each officer will also receive a copy of The Firearms Training Notebook to record their shooting performance data during the course. The officer can see an increase in their marksmanship proficiency, gun handling skills, and areas the officer need to work on after the course. This invaluable tool allows them to make notes during the course on things they learn during each shooting drill. This will help them to build both a live and dry fire training program when they return home.

Collecting shooting performance data in The Firearms Training Notebook is a key part of the Project Officer Survival course. This gives the officer a starting point and tool to improve their dry and live fire marksmanship training program.

The FREE Law Enforcement Red Dot Pistol Course

The War HOGG Tactical Project Officer Survival Law Enforcement Officer Red Dot Pistol Course is a FREE 1 day course is designed for all officers and is offered nationwide. It is limited to 2 officers per agency to get the maximum reach and so officers can bring this information back to their agencies. This course will provide the officer with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to become more efficient and proficient with a red dot sight on their duty pistol, so officers return to their communities better prepared to perform on demand if necessary.

Whether you're transitioning to a red dot optic for the first time, building proficiency with a red dot sight, and sharpening a skill set that keeps you safer on every call, this is the course that gets you there in a single day.

War HOGG Tactical Project Officer Survival program focus on our students having a solid, repeatable grip and proper red dot pistol presentation as part of our building block methodology.

The Project Officer Survival Red Dot Pistol Course provides the officer with the fundamentals of pistol marksmanship while using a red dot optic based on proven combat experience and a building block training methodology and to build a solid foundation on the following:

·       Education on Open verse Enclosed Emitter Red Dot Sights

·       Red Dot Zero

·       Fundamentals of pistol marksmanship with a red dot sight

·       Malfunctions

·       Pistol Presentation with a red dot pistol

·       Pistol reloads (slide lock and tactical)

·       Drawing the red dot pistol

·       5 Shot Drill

·       Strong and Support hand shooting

·       Realistic Shooting Drills

Officers need to provide 400 rounds of 9mm ammo, duty belt with a QLS or a sturdy belt for the provided holster, eye & hearing protection, lunch & water, a ball cap is recommended, training is conducted in all weather conditions so pack accordingly, pen & Sharpie, and an old t-shirt that can be shot.

If you are interested in hosting a Project Officer Survival course at your agency range reach out to War HOGG Tactical.

For more information or upcoming Project Officer Survival FREE Law Enforcement red dot pistol courses go to warhogg.com

Train Hard, Stay Safe and see you "On The Range" - Rick

Rick Hogg is the owner of War HOGG Tactical, providing firearms, tactical, and K9 training to civilians, law enforcement, and military units nationwide. He is a 29-year U.S. Army Special Operations combat veteran, former SOF K9 handler, and Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat Course instructor bringing decades of real-world experience to each course.

Rick is also the co-host of the On the Range Podcast, featuring a wide range of guests and conversations on current events, firearms training, personal development, and more.