American Tactical Shooting Instruction LLCpresents
The Amtac Shooting Winter Modern Minuteman Course
Lead Instructor: Bill Rapier
20-21 February 2025
Near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Amtac Training Center
The Amtac Shooting Winter Modern Minuteman Course will focus on the following areas: Basic winter survival skills, Winter movement over rough terrain, snowshoe use, Carbine and Pistol fundamentals and advanced drills in a cold weather environment, navigation with map and compass and also with GPS, mindset, gear selection, basic small unit tactics, and a challenging Winter Stress Course. This course will start with a 1/2 to 1-mile movement on snowshoes carrying all gear for the course. Once at the ATC we will drop some gear and work carbine and pistol fundamentals. After lunch, there will be a navigation block focused on both map and compass and GPS use.
After training on day one students can relax at the ATC, with lodging, dinner, and breakfast the next morning being provided. Training day two will start with a mindset talk and a short small unit tactics block followed by the "winter stress course", this shooting/ navigation and other skills stress course will test your endurance and your ability to shoot, move and communicate. This is a physically demanding course and you must have a baseline of fitness to participate
This is a physically demanding course and you must have a baseline of fitness to participate. (Read article here)
Prerequisites
About the Instructor, Bill Rapier
Bill Rapier is the owner and lead instructor of American Tactical Shooting Instruction LLC, also known as Amtac Shooting. He is recently retired after twenty years in the Navy, where his duty assignments included several years at SEAL Team 3 and over 14 years at Naval Special Warfare Development Group. Positions held include assaulter, breacher, sniper, team leader, troop chief and military working dog department senior enlisted adviser. He has always been an avid shooter and is heavily involved in combatives.
Location
The Amtac Training Center in North Idaho (driving instructions provided in Course Confirmation Email)
Course Contact InformationPrimary: [email protected]Secondary: (208) 701-2542
Lodging
After training on day one, students can relax at the ATC, with lodging, dinner and breakfast the next morning being provided.
Gear List
Cold Weather Clothing:
In a Small Pack:
Plate Carrier: I recommend level 4 ceramic plates (lightest thinnest you can afford) ***Optional. You do not have to run plates***
In the plate carrier:
Includes food and lodging.
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