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DC SPO Armed Course - $450, Down Payment $210

Sponsorship, Job Readiness, Job Placement Assistance

Duration: 40 hours Classroom, 2 hours range time

Date Location Class Size Class Time Instructor Availability
Register Now October 9 Monday
5 Day Class
District Heights, MD
10 - 30 Students 9:30am to 4:30pm John Ayala Space Available
Register Now October 23 Monday
5 Day Class
District Heights, MD
10 - 30 Students 9:30am to 4:30pm John Ayala Space Available
Register Now November 6 Monday
5 Day Class
District Heights, MD
10 - 30 Students 9:30am to 4:30pm John Ayala Space Available
Register Now November 27 Monday
5 Day Class
District Heights, MD
10 - 30 Students 9:30am to 4:30pm John Ayala Space Available
Register Now December 11 Monday
5 Day Class
District Heights, MD
10 - 30 Students 9:30am to 4:30pm John Ayala Space Available
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Description

Businesses are fast learning the value and importance of hiring Security to protect their people and assets. They also know having an Armed Officer is a major responsibility.  

The Archangel Armed SPO Course is the premier and most sought out training Academy Certification in Washington DC.

The 40-hour curriculum provides the confidence required to carry a firearm in pursuit of a professional career in the Security Industry.

The term Special Police Officer, is any person who is commissioned which have been approved pursuant to this act, and who may be authorized to carry a weapon. They are privately commissioned police officers with full arrest powers within an area or premises which the officer has been employed to protect.

Armed Special Police Officers are required to complete 40 Hours of Firearms Certification.
Students must score 43 out of 52 on the range to qualify to become an armed Special Police Officer.

Maryland Small Arms Range, Inc.

After completing the SPO course all applicants must follow instruction in the email that will be sent to you.

Any students who come to Maryland Small Arms Smelling like marijuana or alcohol will not be certified. 
  • Clothes you don’t want to get dirty – CLP and grease can ruin fabric
  • Flip-flops, crocs, sandals or open-toed shoes
  • Heavy clothing that weighs you down or overheats you
  • Short shorts
  • Tank tops or spaghetti strap shirts
  • V-neck or low-cut shirts
  • Anything that interferes with safety
All students must provide thier own transportion to the gun range

Note: After completing the Course all students will receive a schedule for range certification. The range date will be on a weekday.  If you cannot come to the range on a weekday, please do not take this course. We do not go to the range on weekends. If you miss your range date, we will change you an additional $50. for a new range date.

After you receive your range certification it is your responsibility to hold on to it. If you need a replacement copy the fee is $100.

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Topics Covered

Firearm course includes classroom instruction to discuss the policy on: • Use of Force, Use of Force Continuum,

• Handling of services weapons,
• weapon safety,
• when SPO's may discharge their firearm and when discharging a firearm is prohibited.
• Cause of Firearm Accidents
• Weapon Safety rules
• Ammunition Components
• How to overcome Cartridge Malfunctions
• Clearing a Semi-Auto Malfunctions
• How to Make a Proper Grip
• Holster Safety
• Take weapon apart and put it back togeter

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Expectations and Outcomes

After completing our training course Archangel will sponsor the students. This will allow the students to receive their commission (SPO license).  

Archangel does not guarantee employment with any of our permits or courses. Our sponsorship is intended to be temporary, as many employers desire their students to have their permits ahead of time despite the fact that a sponsoring employer is required for the application itself. When we receive notification of available contracts, the information is dispersed out to all students equally with the expectation that you will be putting in your own effort to reach out and make contact with prospective employers.


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Types

Security Training & Certification

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Documentation Requirements

Thank you for enrolling in Archangel Training Academy. 

Archangel Training Academy has been preparing individuals for careers in security and various law enforcement positions since 2012. In our proud history of providing excellence in training, thousands of our graduates have gone on to successful careers, to include the Department of Defense, the Metropolitan Police Department, WMATA Police and more.  Additionally, these students distinguish themselves by performing at the highest levels of our profession.

Students will report to:

5758 Silver Hill RD,

District Heights, MD 20747.

Class starts at 09:30. Any students who arrive after 0915 will not be allowed to participate in class and will have to return the following month.

Students must pay $210 to register for a class.  On the first day of class students must pay the balance of $240 in cash. (NO Cash-app, Apple pay or debit or credit)

NOTE: Any students who have a Marijana or Capon small on or in their clothing will not be allowed to take class. And will not receive a refund.
 
Additional training is required for Special Police officers to carry a baton, handcuffs and OC Spray with those additional hours being specified by the certifying organization for the brand that the Special Police officer will be carrying and is NOT included with the 40 hours SPO training. This course is 16 hours and $280.  
 
Archangel will provides:
1. Sponsorship
2. List of security Agency who may hire students.

Students no longer have to make appointment to get Fingerprinted.
Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters (Main Entrance)
300 Indiana Avenue, NW, Room 3058
Washington, DC 20001
Nearest Metro Stop: Judiciary Square (4th Street Exit)
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 am – 5 pm

Drug Screening and Physical (no appointment necessary)  
Metro Lab
3422 Georgia Ave NW, 
Washington, DC 20010
Lab opens at 8am
 
Dear SPO Students,
 
To start your online application using this link:  Access DC account.  If you do not already have one, you will first need to create an Access DC account: Access DC.
Items needed for application:
  • Notarized Arrest Affidavit (including dispositions for arrests)
  • Confirmation Receipt of Payment Application
  • Must be affiliated with an active licensed SPO agency (Archangel is your agency)
  • Verify the Status of an agency license 


    • License or State ID - non-expired
    • Birth certificate or non-expired passport
    • If there are prior arrest, you must have disposition from the courts showing the outcome of charges
    • Fingerprinting receipt
For more information on license requirements or renewal cycles, visit dlcp.dc.gov/professional-licensing or should you have questions, please contact us using our online inquiry form, via email at dlcp@dc.gov, or by phone at (202) 442-4320.
 
Thank you for your attention to this matter, as we continue to support our citizens and licensees in the District of Columbia.
 
Reschedule Policy
Archangel will reschedule students for range certification at no cost to the student give Archangel a 24-hour notice.  If the students is a no call no show the student will be charged an additional $50 to reschedule the range certification.

Students who do not completed their range certification within 30 days of classroom training must pay and retake the classroom training again before being rescheduled for range certification.

Refund Policy
*TERMS AND CONDITIONS - All payments are non-refundable and non-transferable to another date unless notice of cancellation is 7 days or more of the scheduled course. Payments are able to be transferred to another individual, however the cancellation policy will still apply and it's upon the purchaser to notify Archangel Training Academy in advance of the change.

Archangel Training Academy reserves the right to reschedule any course date due to the minimum amount of scheduled customers not being met, all deposits will be held for a future course date to be determined by Archangel Training Academy.

Range Schedule Policy:

  • Any cancellation or reschedule made less than 24 hours will result in a cancellation fee. The amount of the fee will be equal to 100 percent of the range fee $40. 
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  • If you are more than 15 minutes late for your range time, we may not be able to accommodate you. In this case, the same cancellation fee will apply. We will do our very best to reschedule your range time for another time that is convenient to you.
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  • In the event of a true, unavoidable emergency, all or part of your cancellation fee may be applied to future reange fee.
  • Students who do not pass the range certification must pay $100 to retake the Range certication. 
NO GUNS OR AMMO ALLOWED IN CLASSROOM
NO CELL PHONE USE ALLOWED IN CLASS ROOM
NO IN AND OUT OF CLASSROOM AFTER CLASS BEGANS


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Requirements


  • Have reached the age of twenty-one (21) years;
  • Be a citizen of the United States;
  • Be of good moral character;
Section 6-A1102. CRIMINAL HISTORY
1102.1 No person shall be commissioned or employed as a special police officer, nor shall an existing special police officer have a commission renewed, until the Mayor has conducted a criminal history check of the applicant through the record systems of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Metropolitan Police Department

1102.2 An applicant shall be ineligible to be commissioned as a special police officer if that applicant has ever been convicted of, pled guilty or nolo contendere to, or been given probation before judgment for any offense in any jurisdiction that would be a crime of violence, as defined in D.C. Official Code § 23-1331(4), if committed in the District of Columbia.

1102.3 If an applicant has ever been convicted of, pled guilty or nolo contendere to, or been given probation before judgment for any offense, other than a crime of violence, as defined in D.C. Official Code § 23-1331(4), in any jurisdiction that would be a felony if committed in the District of Columbia, the applicant shall be ineligible to be commissioned as a special police officer for 10 years following the applicant's release from incarceration and the conclusion of any court-ordered parole, probation, or supervision relating to that offense.

1102.4 If an applicant has ever been convicted of, pled guilty or nolo contendere to, or been given probation before judgment for any offense, other than a crime of violence, as defined in D.C. Official Code §23-1331(4), or traffic offense, in any jurisdiction that would be a misdemeanor if committed in the District of Columbia, the applicant shall be ineligible to be commissioned as a special police officer for 5 years following the applicant's release from incarceration and the conclusion of any court-ordered parole, probation, or supervision relating to that offense.

*** The following below extra fees are charged by DC government or other entities that are not included in you course tuition. After you complete your training you are responsible for the following fees:

$84.00 fee made payable to DC government for your SPO application;
$35.00 fee made payable to DC Treasurer for your fingerprint/background investigation;
$80.00 fee made payable to Meto Lab drug/physical test company for your drug test; 

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