This is the Modern Minute Man Course. The purpose of this course is to develop your modern day minuteman skills so you are ready and capable to navigate, shoot, communicate and survive. 

You will learn to:

• Be able to navigate 20 miles while carrying a 25-30lbs load
• Have a base level of bushcrafting skills
• Be able to shoot out to 600-700 yards
• Understand basic LOS (line of sight) communications. 

This course will set you on a path to be able to perform these tasks. 

Day 1:
> precision rifle class/ practical
> navigation class/ practical
> basic LOS (line of sight) communications
Day 2:
> competition where you put all of these skills together.

Why a competition? Because it is good to put some pressure on ourselves from time to time. Also, guys will prepare more for the course if they know that they will be able to test themselves against their peers. The competition will be self-paced, so you don’t have to be able to complete all of the tasks or navigate to all of the waypoints. 

Prerequisites:

• Base level of fitness; be able to walk 5 miles with 30lbs pack
• Competent and 100% safe with pistol and carbine
  **You need to have completed a pistol and a carbine course with myself, Kyle Defoor, Northern Red, or another reputable trainer, or you need to have someone I know vouch for you.  If you are not sure contact me.

Student Gear List:

1. Accurate AR style carbine  (This can be a hybrid carbine, Reece rifle or heavy recce.  Carbine needs to have a sling, 200 rounds accurate ammo (Black Hills 77gr TMK is recommended) and 200 rounds of manipulation ammo and 6 mags.)
2. Full size or compact pistol with 3 standard capacity mags, 200 rounds and your holster (I recommend the blackpointtactical FO3)
3. Silva Ranger compass with adjustable declination
4. Protractor with 1:24,000 scale
5. Pencil, ruler, eraser, fine sharpie
6. Small waterproof notebook
7. GPS. Garmin Etrex 20x or Foretrex 401 or up
8. Eye and ear protection
9. Medium pack  (I recommend the HPG Ute, HPG Umlindi or the Kuiu Ultra 3000 (newer model))
10. Ability to carry 3 liters of water
11. Food to keep you walking for 6-8 hours
12. Basic fire kit
13. Blow out kit and tourniquet
14. Sunscreen, bug spray, snivel kit
15. For the competition, your pack must weigh between 25 and 32 pounds, this will include your rifle weight

Location:
Near Goldendale, Washington (directions provided in course registration email).

Lodging:
Onsite camping is available.
 

Course Contact Information:
Bill Rapier
[email protected]
Team Amtac: (208) 701-2542