Why the Waiver Comes First
Live-fire tactical training carries inherent risk. You are moving with a loaded weapon, often under time pressure, sometimes around vehicles and structures, alongside other shooters working their own problems. That environment is controlled and supervised, but it is not risk-free, and pretending otherwise would be dishonest. The digital waiver is the document that records your acknowledgment of that reality before you ever step onto the line.
This is a one-time prerequisite. The waiver is required before your first live-fire session, and once it is on file you clear it for good. You do not refill it every visit. Treat it the way you would treat any other piece of pre-deployment paperwork: handle it early, handle it correctly, and forget about it.
How to Complete It
Go to the digital waiver and work through the form. It takes about three minutes. You do not need to print anything, scan anything, or bring a signed copy with you. The whole process is digital and final once you submit.
You do not have to go hunting for the link, either. It is sent to you automatically after you buy a daily pass or register for a class. So if you have already purchased access, check the confirmation that landed in your inbox before you go searching the site. Either path lands you in the same place and produces the same record on file.
Work through it in one sitting if you can. The form is short by design, and stopping halfway only creates the risk that you forget to come back and finish it before range day.
What to Have Ready
None of this is exotic, but having it in front of you keeps the three minutes to three minutes. Before you start, pull together the following:
- Your legal name as it appears on your government-issued identification.
- Current contact information, including the email tied to your pass or class registration.
- Emergency contact details for someone who is not attending with you.
- The date or course you are attending, if you registered for a specific class.
Read the document rather than skimming it. The waiver lays out the nature of the activity and what you are agreeing to. You are an intelligent adult signing an acknowledgment of risk, so treat it as a document worth understanding, not a checkbox to clear. Confirm your name is spelled correctly and your contact information is accurate before you submit, because that record is what we work from on arrival.
The Payoff for Doing It Early
Completing the waiver before you arrive is the difference between a slow check-in and walking straight into the day. If it is already on file, there is nothing to process at the gate. You confirm your identity, and you move directly into the orientation brief with the rest of your cohort instead of standing at a counter filling out a form while everyone else gets started.
That matters more than it sounds. Range time is finite, and the orientation brief sets the safety baseline for the entire session. You want to be present and focused for it, not catching up because you were still doing paperwork when it began. Arriving cleared is the simplest way to respect both your own time and the schedule of the people training alongside you.
FIELD NOTE —Field note: the shooters who have their waiver done before they arrive are almost always the ones standing ready when the brief starts. It is a small habit that signals the larger one.
Clear It Before the Line
The waiver is not a hurdle. It is the first step of training, and it exists for the same reason every other range rule exists: so that serious work can happen safely. Brass-cased ammunition only, eye and ear protection on, weapons unloaded until the line, Range Safety Officer commands absolute, waiver on file. It belongs on that list.
Handle it now, while you are thinking about it and have your details in front of you. Complete your digital waiver today, and arrive on range day ready to step straight onto the line.