When you hear word “Minuteman,” it typically conjures up images of the Revolutionary War — hard men running out of their houses with muskets, possibles bags, and the rest of their sparse kit. But what about the Modern Minuteman?
Bill Rapier, of AMTAC Shooting, started teaching his Modern Minuteman course a few years ago, the concept presenting itself to him while competing in the Sniper Adventure Challenge with a good friend of his. Before we dive into the course, a note on Rapier is probably in order. Broad strokes, he retired out of the Navy, spending the lion’s share of his time in the Teams and most of that with DEVGRU. Through that time, he accrued an amazing amount of skill and knowledge. After retiring he started AMTAC Training, his vehicle for passing on those skills and knowledge to good Americans.
So, while AMTAC Training offers a lot of different courses, from integrated combatives (pistol and blade work) to carbine and precision rifle courses as well as
