Policy Text
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ENHANCED FIREARMS QUALIFICATION MEDAL PROGRAM
THE PURPOSE OF THIS GENERAL ORDE R IS TO DELINEATE THE DEPARTMEN T’S ENHANCED FIREARMS
QUALIFICATION MEDAL PROGRAM . THE PROGRAM IS TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN FIREARMS TRAININ G AND
PRACTICE, P R O V I D E A N I N C E N T I V E F O R T H E D E V E L O P M E N T O F H I G H E R S K I L L L E V E L S, AND FURNISH
RECOGNITION FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIE VEMENT IN REQUIRED SIDEARM QUA LIFICATIONS .
I. PROGRAM
THE COMMANDER OF THE TRAINING A ND RESERVE FORCES AND RANGEMASTE R SHALL MAINTAIN
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OF THE EN HANCED FIREARMS QUALIFICATION M EDAL PROGRAM BY :
A. ESTABLISHING FIREARMS QUALIFICATION COURSES .
B. ESTABLISHING CLASSIFICATIONS AND MINIMUM QUALIFYING SCORES FOR EACH MEDAL
CLASSIFICATION .
C. MAINTAINING CURRENT STATUS OF MEDAL HOLDERS AND THOSE NEWLY ELI GIBLE FOR MEDALS
THROUGH A REVIEW OF MEDA L QUALIFICATION SCORES .
D. ISSUING AND /OR RECALLING MEDALS .
II. CLASSIFICATIONS AND MINI MUM QUALIFYING SCORES
A. DISTINGUISHED MASTER 9 8 % TO 100%
B. MASTER 9 5 % TO 97.99%
C. EXPERT 9 1 % TO 94.99%
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III. ELIGIBILITY
ALL SWORN PERSONNEL , ALL LEVEL I AND II SHERIFF ’S RESERVES , AND SHERIFF ’S SECURITY OFFICERS
CURRENTLY REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEPARTMENTAL FIREARMS TRAINING AND
QUALIFICATION PROGRAM SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE FOR SHOOTING MEDALS. PARTICIPATING
SHOOTERS SHALL USE ONLY THEIR REGULAR DUTY WEAPON .
IV. MAINTENANCE OF PROFICIENCY
WHEN PERSONNEL PARTICIPATING IN T HE ENHANCED FIREARMS QUALIFICA TION MEDAL PROGRAM
ATTAIN A LEVEL OF CLASSIFICATION PROFICIENCY OTHER THAN PREVIOU SLY ATTAINED , T H E I R
PREVIOUSLY EARNED MEDAL SHALL BE REVOKED AND RELINQUISHED , AS SOON AS POSSIBLE , TO THE
DIVISION OF TRAINING AND RESERVE FORCES .
V. ISSUANCE OF MEDALS
A. AT THE END OF EACH MEDAL QUALIFYING TRIMESTER THE DIVISION OF T RAINING AND RESERVE
FORCES SHALL COMPILE AN UPDATED ROSTER OF ALL PERSONNEL ELIGIBL E TO WEAR AN
ENHANCED FIREARMS QUALIFICATION MEDAL . THE ROSTER SHALL INDICATE THE MOST RECENT
MEDAL CLASSIFICATION EARNED AND SPECIFICALLY NOTE THOSE INDIVID UALS WHO HAVE HAD
A CHANGE IN THEIR PROFICIENCY CLASSIFICATION .
B. A COPY OF THE ROSTER SHALL BE PROVIDED TO EACH DIVISION COMMAND ER AND DIVISION
TRAINING COORDINATOR WHO WILL EN SURE NOTIFICATION OF THEIR RESP ECTIVE PERSONNEL
ON THE ROSTER . THOSE PERSONNEL EXPERIENCING A C HANGE IN MEDAL CLASSIFICATION SHALL
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE CONTACT THE DIVISION OF TRAINING AND RESERV E FORCES TO TURN IN
THEIR PREVIOUSLY ISSUED MEDAL , AND WHEN APPLICABLE OBTAIN A MEDAL COMMENSURATE
WITH THEIR NEW CLASSIFICATION .
VI. LOST OR DAMAGED MEDALS
REPLACEMENT OF LOST OR DAMAGED M EDALS SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY SUBMITTING A WRITTEN
REQUEST FOR REPLACEMENT OR REPAI R TO THE DTRF COMMANDER FOR APP ROVAL