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U.S. Military & Law Enforcement Firearms Qualification Courses

Course-of-fire references for Army, USMC, Navy, Air Force, FBI, ATF, DEA, Federal Air Marshal, DOE, State Trooper, and NRA PPC pistol and rifle qualifications — rounds, distances, timing, and passing scores.

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These are built from publicly available doctrine, training literature, and long-published course descriptions. They are practice references, not verbatim official qualification records — exact strings of fire, targets, scoring, and passing standards are set and periodically revised by each service or agency. Always get the current official course of fire from your unit, department, or academy before an actual qualification attempt.

U.S. Army Pistol Qualification (M17/M18) — Table VI 40 rounds · 23/40 (58%) minimum U.S. Army Rifle Qualification (M4/M16) — Record Fire 40 rounds · 23/40 (58%) minimum U.S. Marine Corps Rifle Qualification — Table 1/2 (M16A4/M4) 50 rounds · 190/250 (76%) minimum U.S. Navy Pistol Qualification Course (M9/M18) 30 rounds · ~70% minimum (representative) U.S. Air Force Weapons Qualification Course (M18 Pistol / M4 Carbine) 60 rounds · ~70-90% depending on tier (representative) FBI Pistol Qualification Course ("Q Course") 60 rounds · 48/60 (80%) minimum ATF / Federal Law Enforcement Practical Pistol Qualification (FLETC-style) 50 rounds · 70-80% (varies by agency) DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) Firearms Qualification Course (Representative) 60 rounds · ~80% (representative only) Federal Air Marshal Service Representative High-Standard Practice Course 50 rounds · ~90% (representative only) Department of Energy (Protective Force) Firearms Qualification — Pistol & Carbine (Representative) 60 rounds · ~90% (representative only) State Highway Patrol / State Trooper Representative State Trooper Qualification Course 50 rounds · 70-80% (varies by state) NRA Police Pistol Combat (PPC) Classic Course 60 rounds · 480/600 (80%) for basic classification

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