We accept cash, check, Zelle, Cash App, PayPal, and all major credit cards. We do ask for a small deposit of $10 to reserve your child’s space in the program. An invoice for the deposit will be sent to you once you successfully complete the online sign-up. Deposits are non-refundable. Full payment is due before the last day of the program.

We do not want your financial situation to be a limiting factor in your child’s development. We can work with you to set up a payment plan that best fits your budget.

We are also working with different organizations that will partner with us to help reduce payment for those that are experiencing difficult times. We encourage you to reach out to your church, employer, or non-profit affiliate to see if they would like to work with us to support families interested in our program.

If you have any questions, please contact us. We are here to help!

We will provide:

• 1 x Program Shirt

• Bottled Water

• Program bag

What we will not provide:

• Lunch is not included. Kids are more than welcome to bring their own lunch and snacks! We especially encourage this option for those with food restrictions and allergies.

Our program is dependent on weather conditions, age participation, and instructor availability.

Some fun things we like to do include:

• Basic Archery

• Orienteering

• Physical Fitness

• Climbing/Rappelling (Rappelling also optional to participants)

• Disguise and Deception Tactics

• Coding & Code Breaking

• Drones

• Self Defense

• Safety

• Law Enforcement Investigation Practices

• K9 operations (Detection/Search & Rescue)

• Observation Skills training

• Camouflage and Stealth

• Proactive & Prevention

• Stress Management/Meditation

• Leaders Reaction Course

• and so much more!

Please have your child prepared for the day. For example, if rain is expected, please provide them with a waterproof coat/poncho and/or rain boots.

There will be fun physical exercises so we ask for no flip flops or open toed shoes.

At a minimum they should bring:

1 x Water bottle

1 x Cap or Bonnie hat

1 x Nerf Gun (optional)

Participants are welcome to bring a backpack, but we are not responsible for lost or stolen items.

The programs location will be disclosed when open registration happens. Currently, the STF team is working to conduct the program next year between Richmond, VA and Virginia Beach, VA.

Parents will be emailed a syllabus a week prior to the programs start date.

Absolutely! We do encourage participants to stay the length of the instruction, but parents are more than welcome to pick up their kids at anytime.

Absolutely. We have a larger vision and want to include the whole family, after all it is called, Special Tactics FAMILY!

We are working hard to put something together so stay tuned!

We are looking to grow this program! We are in constant need of volunteers (teens/adults), instructors, and anyone else that believes in our cause. All our volunteers will have to go through an interview and thorough background check before approval.

Parents are welcome to attend the program with their child, however we do ask that they do not interfere with course instruction.

Please spread the word! Rome wasn’t built in a day nor do we expect to grow overnight, but we would be grateful of any kind of helping hand we can get.

Got an idea for our program? Email us at family@specialtactics.me and someone from our team will reach out to hear it!