During the "Apache Wars" of the 1860s and 1880s, the U.S. Army deployed up to 25 percent of their entire Western troop strength trying unsuccessfully to locate 33 Chiricahua Apache warriors in the Southwestern desserts of what was then still "Indian Territory". These invisible Apache fighters always knew their enemy’s location, strength, and direction of travel. The U.S. Army rarely possessed similar field intelligence. Legendary scouting skills allowed the Apache to 1) avoid direct confrontation with an enemy of superior numbers, and 2) wage an extended guerrilla campaign that kept the U.S. Army constantly on the defensive. Springing from the historic scouting skills of the Chiricahua Apache, onPoint Tactical’s Scout curriculum is designed to teach students the essentials of covert movement, reconnaissance, wilderness survival and critical scouting skills. Daily training consists of in-depth personalized instruction, hands-on skill development, and extensive practice to reinforce skill individual sets. Night scenarios are also included in Scout coursework to simulate real world scouting scenarios. Some of the many skills that students will develop throughout On Point’s Scout curriculum include: Individual covert movement Team covert movement Natural camouflage Sensory awareness Reconnaissance and observation skills Scout survival (wilderness survival while covert and mobile) Counter and anti-tracking Sniper field craft Human traps Ambush setup and avoiding enemy ambush onPoint Tactical’s Scout curriculum consists of both core and elective courses designed to prepare students for the first Scout certification exam. All Scout core courses, as well as three elective Scout courses, are required to schedule a Scout certification test. Courses can be taken at any time in any order.

Scout Core Courses (all required):

• Basic Scout (each course links to detailed description below)
• Winter Scout
• Land Navigation
• Urban Escape and Evasion

Scout Elective Courses (three required):

• Advanced Scout (The Way of the Scout)
• Scout Trapping
• Tactical Scout
• Art of Camouflage
• Point Man
• Sniper Field Craft I
• Sniper Field Craft II
• Sniper Shooting Craft

Upon completion of the required coursework, students may schedule a certification test with onPoint Tactical’s training staff. The Scout certification test will measure Scout skill sets in practical real-world settings. The Scout certification test is pass/fail, and retesting is allowed within one month. Successful completion of the basic Scout certification test qualifies students to sign up for OnPoint Tactical’s advanced level Scout courses.

Scout Advanced Courses (all required):

• Counter and Anti-Tracking
• Advanced Urban Escape and Evasion
• Beyond SERE

Upon completion of all advanced Scout coursework, students may schedule an advanced certification exam. The advanced certification test is pass/fail, and retesting is allowed within one month. Future onPoint Tactical instructors will be drawn from those extremely dedicated students who successfully complete advanced OnPoint Tactical certification exams.

Scout Courses in Detail:

Basic Scout This course is the basic introduction to the Scout curriculum. The course teaches the basic skills needed to operate as a Scout. These include individual and team movement, survival skills, observation and reconnaissance skills, booby traps and many other related skills required by effective Scouts.	4/24/2008-4/26/2008, Tabernacle, NJ 08088  8/29/2008-8/31/2008, Ponca City, Oklahoma  10/17/2008-10/19/2008, Seattle, Washington
Winter Scout The course will focus on winter Scout skills, including snow shelters, winter survival, and winter movement. The course will also focus on counter tracking in snow, hunting and trapping in winter, snow camouflage, and a host of other skills Scouts may need to be effective in winter.	12/4/2008-12/6/2008, East Coast
Land Navigation Students will learn how to navigate using a map and compass. This decidedly low-tech approach will teach the skills necessary to survive as a Scout without the latest technology. Students will learn how to follow an azimuth, locate their position, and plan a route. In addition, students will learn survival navigation that will allow them to follow an azimuth without a compass. It is surprising how few people actually know these basic yet invaluable outdoor skills	5/26/2008-5/26/2008, Tabernacle, NJ 08088  9/28/2008-9/28/2008, Denver, CO
Urban Escape and Evasion Surviving in a hostile urban environment requires different skills than those used in wilderness survival. This course teaches the basic escape and evasion skills needed by Scouts in an urban environment. This course will focus on concealment, movement, and communications. In addition, students will learn several unconventional skills dealing with escape, evasive driving, hiding in an urban environment, urban movement, and other “less conventional” urban Scout skills such as lock picking and vehicle acquisition.	3/20/2008-3/22/2008, Tabernacle, NJ 08088  6/19/2008-6/21/2008, Oklahoma City, OK  7/10/2008-7/12/2008, Tabernacle, NJ 08088  7/17/2008-7/19/2008, Chicago, Illinois  10/15/2008-10/17/2008, Seattle, Washington
Advanced Scout (The Way of the Scout) This course teaches the student how to see, understand, and utilize terrain the way Apache Scouts did. Students will learn how to develop observation and mapping skills that will give them tremendous operational advantages. Students will also learn advanced movement training techniques that will over time greatly reduce their noise and concentric ring signature. They will apply camouflage to Scout shelters (other than Scout pits) and learn to live and move silently and invisibly for extended periods of time.	5/22/2008-5/24/2008, Tabernacle, NJ 08088  10/2/2008-10/4/2008, Near Lafayette, Indiana
Scout Trapping This course will introduce students to the principles of “man trapping” and will teach several primitive traps to reinforce human trapping principles. Students will learn several applications of the Apache limp wire trip set. They will learn principles of both mechanical and electronic traps. They will develop skills in selection of location, trap mechanics, building and troubleshooting traps, funneling the quarry, and camouflaging traps.	3/27/2008-3/29/2008, Tabernacle, NJ 08088
Tactical Scout This course will focus on injecting advanced Scouting skills into standard military patrolling techniques. The goal is to create a hybrid set of capabilities for the Scout that will help students integrate their Scouting skills into standard military operations. The course utilizes large amounts of field time, as well as force-on-force simulations, that provide participants with hands-on tactical experience.	8/21/2008-8/23/2008, Tabernacle, NJ 08088
Art of Camouflage This course will cover the subject of camouflage in great detail. The course will focus mainly on personal camouflage but will also cover camouflage principles that can be utilized in a number of circumstances. Students will learn how camouflage tricks the brain-eye connection. Students will also learn why digital camouflage works, and how to apply the same principles to other types of natural camouflage. Students will experiment with creating and testing their own camouflage patterns in various settings. Students will also learn how to create their own clay-based camouflage make-up kits from natural ingredients and develop waterproof camouflage skills.	(no classes scheduled)
Point Man This course helps students develop tactical Scouting skills that will aid in keeping military patrols safe. Students will learn how to detect the presence of enemies far outside the range of normal human senses. Students will learn about the “language of the woods” and how nature’s alarm systems functions, enabling the Scout to detect enemy movements at greater distances. Students will also learn movement techniques that avoid tripping this alarm grid. In addition, students will learn advanced camouflage techniques for operating on point, new human booby traps not taught in other courses, and how to detect and render useless booby traps set by enemies (such as land mines and IEDs), as well as how to detect enemy ambushes.	8/14/2008-8/16/2008, Tabernacle, NJ 08088
Counter and Anti-Tracking This course is a three-day expansion of the Counter & Anti-Tracking segment of the Tracking and SERE courses. Students will learn how to cover their trail while operating in the field. Students will be presented with a variety of scenarios that will require them to deploy different anti-tracking techniques based on varying conditions. Participants will also be taught how to beat enemies who have counter and anti-tracking skills. This course is designed for members of Scout or sniper teams, human tracking teams, and those who operate behind lines without extensive support.	(no classes scheduled)
Advanced Urban Escape and Evasion This course will add new skills to the Urban Escape & Evasion graduate but will primarily focus on field applications. Students will spend time in the city in an extensive (extended) escape and evasion simulation. Students will be required to obtain food, water, and shelter. They will need to avoid capture, and they will be required to complete several tests or scenarios that will require advanced students to truly apply their Scout and urban survival skills. Warning: Massive waiver required for this course!	5/15/2000-5/17/2000,
Beyond SERE Traditional SERE courses are based on one core assumption: If you are shot down behind enemy lines, you will be rescued within 72 hours. What happens if a 72-hour rescue doesn't materialize? Do you have the skills to survive on your own indefinitely without support? Can you evade the enemy while they aggressively hunt you?	10/30/2008-11/1/2008, Tabernacle, NJ 08088
Sniper Field Craft I The focus of this class is on the camouflage skills that a sniper employs as he completes his mission. Students will learn ghillie suit construction, the proper use of natural camouflage, the advantages of digital camo, “sniper hide” construction, and many other camouflage related skills.	9/8/2008-9/10/2008, Northern Indiana
Sniper Field Craft II The focus of this class is on sniper movement, insertion, observation skills, range estimation, range maps, weather recording, counter-tracking and a host of other skills leading up to the shot, as well as extraction and “escape and evasion” after the shot.	9/11/2008-9/13/2008, Northern Indiana
Sniper Shooting Craft This class is focused strictly on shooting long-range targets. This includes ballistics, shooting form, trigger and breathing control, windage, distance estimation, hold-over, up and down hill shooting, and many other related long range shooting skills. It is an intense class with a heavy focus on shooting. A long-range rifle and optics are required. Please let us know your shooting platform prior to registration. No prior shooting experience is required.	(no classes scheduled)