RAIDER Training – 5 Day Instructor

PREREQUISITE: ACTIVE POLICE OFFICER, MILITARY, OR ARMED SECURITY

The RAIDER (Rapid Deployment, Awareness, Intervention, Decisiveness, EMS, Recovery) program is exclusively available to police, military, and licensed armed security personnel.

Addressing Unique Challenges

RAIDER exposes first-on-scene responders to the tactical skills necessary to operate in the unique Active Shooter setting – a hostile environment, populated by large numbers of civilians, with an Active Shooter attempting to achieve the highest body count possible in the shortest amount of time. This is not a normal event, nor is the response.

Solo-Engagement Tactics

There will always be a first officer on the scene. If he or she waits for more officers – as is the protocol in many units – who are we portraying needs help more – the officer or the victims under attack? Solo-engagement training is designed to provide officers with the necessary mental and physical skills to draw the attention of the active shooter away from the potential victims, confuse and frustrate the shooter, and successfully neutralize the situation.

The Courses

Our leveled courses are designed to provide Officers with a new skill set of moving alone in hostile environments.  The courses involve classroom, range, and scenario instruction and are delivered in a logical progression.

Instructors:  Chris Pattie has been a police officer with the city of Mentor (OH) since 1997 and retired from Mentor Police Dept. in May of 2020. Chris served on the SWAT and Sniper teams from 2002-2016 and was the Sniper Team Leader from 2013 to 2016.  Chris is a firearms instructor certified in revolver, semi-auto, shotgun, patrol rifle, sub-machine gun, and scoped rifle.  He also holds other instructor certifications to include less lethal, diversionary devices, ALICE, and RAIDER (Solo response to an active killer). Chris is a graduate of the Force Science Certification Course.

Curtis Hall is currently the Jail Commander for the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office in Ottawa Ks.  He has served the county since 1998.  He currently is the lead firearms instructor and oversees most training aspects for the Sheriff’s Office.  Curtis started as a Corrections Officer in the Adult Detention Center then went to Patrol, Drug Enforcement Unit, Patrol Sgt., Patrol Lieutenant, Interim Communications Director.  Curtis has spent 10 years on the Special Tactics and Rescue Team and still assists with training for the team.
Curtis has been certified to instruct A.L.I.C.E. and R.A.I.D.E.R. and has implemented both for Franklin County.  Curtis has been instructing R.A.I.D.E.R. and Alice nationally since 2014.

Antonio (Tony) is a retired Sergeant with the Oregon (OH) Police Division where he oversaw Division Training, Crime Prevention, Community Policing, Juvenile Diversion, Grants, and supervises the DARE and School Resource Officers.  As the divisions Firearms Range master, he oversaw the firearms training program and holds Firearms Instructor Certification in Revolver, Semi-Auto Pistol, Shotgun, Patrol Rifle and Sub-Machine Gun.  Tony was a member of the division’s Special Response Team since 1993 and was named the Team’s Commander in 2009.  Prior assignments include Patrol Supervisor, Detective and 7 years as the division’s first School Resource Officer.  Assigned to the local high school in 1998 he has been involved in school safety and its evolution post-Columbine.  Having attended a number of school safety training seminars, Tony achieved National Practitioner (2003) status awarded by the National Association of School Resource Officers.

Location:  Ema Murphy Elementary School, 1100 Pratt Road, Metamora, MI 48455

Date and Time:  July 21-25, 2025, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Costs:  LEORTC licensed members are pre-paid, all others are $1,095 per person

Class size is limited to 20.

To Register:  email George Sippert at registration@leortc.com or call 810-232-2654.  Include your name, MCOLES number, and email address for each individual attending.   

This training is registered as, “Agency Elected Continuing Professional Education (CPE).”

“This training has been registered with MCOLES for the use of PA 302 Law Enforcement Distribution funds.”