ARRANGING FOR THE CONTROL TACTICS INSTRUCTOR COURSE. The basic entry level instructors course is ten (10) days in length, usually from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., but times can be modified if necessary. Classes are conducted on Monday through Friday for two weeks with the weekend off.
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Definition of QUILL for Kids. 1. : a large stiff feather of a bird's wing or tail. 2. : the hollow tubelike part of a feather. 3. : a hollow sharp spine of a porcupine or hedgehog.4.. a (1) : the hollow horny shaft of a feather â see feather illustration (2) : feather; especially: one of the large stiff feathers of the wing or tail b: one of the hollow sharp spines of a porcupine or hedgehog c: 3pen 3. 3.