Colt Armorer School eligibility...?

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Colt Armorer School eligibility...?

Posted: 2/2/2006 10:46:12 AM EDT

I got excited to see a Colt armorer class being held in my neck of the woods. I called the host and was informed that Colt Armorer Class was for LEOs only. My question is this -- has anyone here (non-LEO) been "allowed" to take the Colt class? What did it take to get in? The host told me it was a Colt rule to restrict the class to LEOs because some information in the class was LEO sensitive. What info could that be?

Thanks,
Mark

Posted: 2/2/2006 11:37:21 AM EDT

[#1]

I doubt that there is anything sensitive in the class. Colt may restrict students to LEOs for liability reasons and because the course is probably offered at a loss to promote the product and provide subsidized training to large buyers of their product.

If you want to learn about the system, go here. It is open to qualified civilians.

Posted: 2/3/2006 9:15:29 AM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
I doubt that there is anything sensitive in the clasee. Colt may restrict students to LEOs for liability reasons and because the course is probably offered at a loss to promote the product and provide subsidized training to large buyers of their product.

If you want to learn about the system, go here. It is open to qualified civilians.

Thank you for your reply. I guess it's their class so they can do what they want. It just pissed me off since it'll be held 10 miles from here. I am aware there are others that offer AR15 armorer classes, but so far, none are around here. Also, I wanted the "marketability" of the Colt completion certificate for possible semi-retirement activities

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Again thanks,
Mark

Posted: 2/5/2006 8:06:19 PM EDT

[#3]

I've attended the school. There is nothing LE sensitive. My instructor (Dean Caputo) showed us a really nice slideshow of the factory, and I doubt there was anything secret in that.

Posted: 2/5/2006 9:12:20 PM EDT

[#4]

Dean Caputo is a well-respected guy. He's also teaching the course out in Indiana. That looks like the course to take, if you are non-LE.

Posted: 2/5/2006 9:16:25 PM EDT

[#5]

I wonder why Dean is teaching out there. He was a sergeant with Azusa (?) or something like that. The roster only showed him teaching one class this year.

He was a really fun guy in the class. He got mad at one of my buddies when he put the front sight tower back on at a 45 degree angle. Poor guy pounded in both taper pins about half way and couldn't understand what he did wrong.

Posted: 2/7/2006 7:17:49 PM EDT

[#6]

I attended a class here in Ohio less than a month ago. Had an individual in the class who was not currently employeed with a dept., believe he had been through the academy and was trying to pad his resume to get a job. Here in Ohio if a department doesn't carry your commission, then your not a police/peace officer.

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