Who has taken the Armorer's Exam?

[DamedEscrime]

I recently downloaded the Armorer's exam guide from USFA. I was wondering how many armorers are actually certified through this and if you found any part of it particularly difficult.

[swordsen]

I didn't know they had one.

[DamedEscrime]

Yep, according to what I'm reading here, there are three levels of Armorer and Apprentice. Level 3 is the lowest and 1 is the highest. There is a written exam and a verbal exam that cover all three weapons, body cords, and scoring machines.

All I need right now is a certified Armorer to recommend me for Apprentice so I can begin the process.

[neevel]

So far as I know, there really hasn't been anything formally done about the certification scheme, regardless of the exam being posted (remember, we're dealing with a strictly volunteer operation on this one).

I'm not completely satisfied with all of the questions on the exam-- I'd prefer to see some more coverage of equipment control methods and troubleshooting, and there are a few questions which seem to be more about showing off knowledge of fencing-tech trivia than practical skills (for example, the ones about knowing the factory-default wiring colors for different reels-- anyone with an ohmmeter can figure out which wires are which, and someone may have swapped the order on a previous repair anyway).

-Dave