Thank you for the information.Ron, if you are a civilian looking to obtain any kind of "credentials" in OC spray instruction, then Sabre's course is pretty much the only choice. Let's start with the good:
The first half of the class is informative and it is information that you must know. Things like how the spray works on us (physiology) and spray pattern selection is important stuff. You'll have training from what is now considered the most recognizable brand in the industry (even though there isn't really an accrediting body for this type of training) along with some swag that is supposed to help you get started.
Now the bad; The part of the course that really matter-the hands on deployment and tactics portion of the course- is not good, in my opinion. It has major flaws for real world applications. Also, with the exception of one civilian sector, there is virtually zero interest for a course of this nature, in my experience. You maybe able to fill a class a few times a year, but it will be very difficult to make an OC spray training class a regular offering. I do not believe that this type of class has caught on the way Sabre (or the industry) would have liked, frankly. And unless you are willing to travel or have a bunch of folks looking to become instructors in your area, it may be hard to even get the training from Sabre for yourself to become an instructor.
Please know that I'm not trying to dissuade you from taking their course. I think that it is great that you want to do it, as I think that this sort of training for the civilian market is long over due, but I also want to be honest with you regarding the challenges that you most assuredly will face (been there).
Good luck and please let me know if I can be of any assistance in the future.
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What civilian sector do you think would be interested in the training?