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RottenApple wrote:
Are you sure this guy is a certified NRA training counselor? Something seems fishy if he is offering a stand-alone BIT class (which is not, per my TC, offered by the NRA).

I know the instructor that he is speaking about and he is a definately a qualified NRA training counselor. Where I believe the confusion lies is that the BIT is not a stand alone course in the fact that it really doesn't give you any certification. You must have BIT and then a specific discipline (pistol instructor, rifle, shotgun, etc.) What I believe this councelor is doing is offering the BIT on one day (for a fee) and then the pistol instructor course the following day (for a separate fee). This would actually allow a person who needs to get the BIT to take it on that day, and then take the pistol course the next day, or take the shotgun instructor course at a later date if they weren't interested in pistol instructor. Splitting them into separate days also allows a person who is already an instructor and does not need BIT to take the pistol or other discipline course without having to attend the BIT portion. When I tool my course we did BIT on Friday evening, then pistol instructor on Saturday and Sunday.

benenglishtx wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:...BIT isn't a stand-alone class.

Interesting. I'm signed up to take the BIT in April and it has been stressed to me that this class is stand-alone, just the BIT, 6 clock hours long.

Is that not supposed to be possible? Am I in danger of being forced to re-take BIT in the future when I try to sign up for Basic Pistol?

TIA for any insight.

Can you provide a link to the BIT course?

tbrown wrote:If someone was a NRA instructor in the past and let it lapse, is there a refresher class? Or do they have to start from square one?

Yes, and I don't believe there is even a grace period to renew, so once you get it don't miss your renewal date!!

You can find courses here http://www.nrainstructors.org/searchcourse.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Just choose the instructor course you want, then enter you zip code and distance you are willing to travel.