U.S. Army Special Operations Target Interdiction Course SOTIC Sniper Course Training Materials

Book excerpt: 1. PURPOSE. To provide the United States Army Special Operations Command with the information necessary to prepare students for the SOTIC. 2. General. a. Purpose of the SOTIC. To train selected personnel in the technical skills and operational procedures necessary to deliver precision rifle fire from concealed positions to selected targets in support of special operations forces. Course emphasis it to provide the force with personnel who can achieve first-round hits from a cold barrel on these high-value targets. Additionally, personnel will be able to correct for wind and determine the previous round's bullet trace to achieve second-round hits if necessary. b. Course Length. The SOTIC is a six-week course conducted at Fort Bragg, North carolina. Students will be attached to Company D, 2d Battalion, 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne), U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina 28307-5200. c. Class Size. (1) Maximum - 24 students. (2) Optimum - 24 students. (3) Minimum - 8 students. d. Prerequisites. Students must meet the following prerequisites. Students who fail to meet these prerequisites will be returned untrained to their parent unit. (1) Must be currently assigned to or on orders to a Special Forces detachment of Ranger company, currently Ranger-qualified or Special Forces-qualified, or selected Department of Defense personnel. (2) Must have a current periodic physical. Students must have their medical records with them when they report for inprocessing. Vision must be correctable to 20/20 in each eye. (3) Must have in their possession a memorandum from their unit commander certifying that the student has scored expert with the M16A1/M16A2 rifle in accordance with FM 23-9, M16A1 Rifle and M16A2 Rifle Marksmanship, July 1989, within 12 months of the reporting date. (4) Must have undergone a psychological evaluation (Minnesota Multi-phasic Personality Inventory) under the direction of a qualified psychologist within 12 months of the reporting date. A copy of the evaluation must be presented on the course starting date. (5) Must have in their possession an original verification of their security clearance (copies unacceptable), dated no earlier than 30 days prior to the course starting date. (6) Must meet the Army height and weight standards as prescribed in AR 600-9, Height and Weight Standards. (7) Must currently be on jump status and be medically qualified to participate in airborne operations. Course Training Materials CONTENTS: Just some of the topics covered: SNIPER LOG & RANGE CARD SNIPER SITE ADJUSTMENT & ZERO SNIPER WEATHER & WIND FACTORS SNIPER INDIVIDUAL MOVEMENT SNIPER TRACKING COUNTERTRACKING SNIPER MARKSMANSHIP SNIPER ESTIMATE JUDGE DISTANCE and SNIPER OBSERVER & BALLISTICS