Practical close-quarters training for responsible civilians and professional agencies. Develop the awareness, movement, communication, and decision-making skills required to operate safely and effectively in confined environments.
Our three-level CQB/CQC curriculum develops practical skills through structured instruction, progressive drills, and realistic scenarios. Training is available to responsible civilians and can also be adapted for law-enforcement and professional agencies.
Apply Level 1 skills through coordinated movement, room entry, sector responsibility, hallways, intersections, team…
Integrate technical and tactical skills in complex structures, …
Advancement is based on demonstrated safety, control, communication, decision-making, and technical performance during qualification drills and instructor validation.
Varies by course
6-hour minimum
Course-specific equipment requirements are provided before training. Training equipment may be available.
18 years or older. Additional requirements vary by course level.
Our instructors include U.S. Special Operations veterans, former SWAT officers, former French military personnel, and NRA- and USCCA-certified instructors with real-world operational and teaching experience.
CQB/CQC Level 1 builds the foundations for safe, disciplined close-quarters work. The six-hour course introduces the individual skills, awareness, communication, and decision-making required to operate responsibly in confined environments.
Project Achilles and designated CQB/CQC training facilities.
Minimum duration: 6 hours
Exact schedule and arrival instructions are provided with registration.
Participants must be at least 18 years old and complete the required safety briefing. This course is designed for responsible civilians. Additional eligibility and equipment requirements are confirmed before training.
Advancement is based on demonstrated safety, control, awareness, communication, decision-making, technical performance, and instructor validation. Completing one session does not automatically qualify a participant for Level 2.
Qualification standards:
CQB/CQC Level 2 builds on the Level 1 foundation through coordinated movement and increasingly complex problems. Participants learn to apply individual skills while working through room entries, hallways, intersections, and team-based drills.
Project Achilles and designated CQB/CQC training facilities.
Minimum duration: 6 hours
Exact schedule and arrival instructions are provided with registration.
Participants must be at least 18 years old and qualify for Level 2 through Level 1 performance, qualification drills, and instructor validation. Additional requirements are confirmed before training.
Advancement is based on consistent safety, coordinated movement, communication, sector responsibility, decision-making, technical performance, and instructor validation. Attendance alone does not qualify a participant for Level 3.
Qualification standards:
CQB/CQC Level 3 integrates technical and tactical skills in complex structures and dynamic scenarios. Participants solve multi-room problems, work in low-light conditions, and maintain effective coordination while processing changing information.
Project Achilles and designated CQB/CQC training facilities.
Minimum duration: 6 hours
Exact schedule and arrival instructions are provided with registration.
Participants must be at least 18 years old and qualify for Level 3 through Level 2 performance, qualification drills, and instructor validation. Course-specific requirements are confirmed before training.
Continued participation requires maintaining Project Achilles standards for safety, control, communication, decision-making, technical performance, and instructor validation throughout advanced scenarios.
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