Certifications & Courses
Pistol Certification
At Pivotal Readiness LLC we offer a three tiered pistol certification. Once you complete all three certifications, you will receive 20% off all future classes. Each class will be scheduled on a bi-monthly basis. Check out the certifications below!
Bronze
Intro to Carrying
Situational Awareness/Active Shooter
Live Fire Demo
Skills Workshop for Beginners
Intro to Carrying
Training Covers:
- 4 rules of gun safety
- Shooting stances
- Sight picture, trigger squeeze, site alignment, and follow through
- Cover and concealment
- Holsters and carry abilities
- Clothing and “dressing for success”
- Drawing techniques
- Identifying the parts
- Breakdown and cleaning
- Safe storage and transporting of firearm
Situational Awareness/Active Shooter
Training Covers:
- Categorical threats
- Economics and demographics
- Baseline and “soccer mom” ideology
- Small details and their killers
- Red flags and how to remember them
- See something say something
- No innocent bystanders
- Run, Hide Fight
- Fight, Flight, or Freeze
- Sheepdog mentality
- Passive participation and active participation
Live Fire Demo
Training Covers:
- Marksmanship
- Strong and weak hand shooting
- Taking instructions
- Practical integration of classroom learning
Skills Workshop for Beginners
Training Covers:
- Movement drills
- Shooting from cover
- Shooting positions
- Low light drills
- Advanced draw
- Reloading techniques
- Natural point of aim
- Off hand tactics and transfer
Silver
Advanced Carrying
Advanced Live Fire Demo
Advanced Carrying
Training Covers:
- Local laws
- Hard target and soft target
- “one in the chamber”
- Things that will get you killed “bad habits”
- Moving while shooting
- Stress and how to cope
- Shoot no shoot scenarios
- Practical on breakdown and reassemble of firearm
- Shooting wounded
- Moving/shooting with a buddy
- Written test
Advanced Live Fire Demo
Training Covers:
- Holster draw
- Shot placement
- Shoot no shoot
- Stress shooting
- Practical tests
Gold
DHS Qualifying Course & Written Test
Live Fire Demo & RSO Class
DHS Qualifying Course & Written Test
Training Covers:
- Full qualification course (50 rounds)
- Written test on everything learned from prior classes
Live Fire Demo & RSO Class
Training Covers:
- Shooting from cover
- Shoot no shoot/hostage
- Buddy movements
- Shoot move and communicate
- Low light scenario
- Stick house shooting
- Moving and shooting scenarios
- How to give instruction
- Walk through trial on giving commands and safety protocols