So, now that he has his LTC - target only in hand, let me tell you what happened.
Submitted paperwork not including copy of instructor's credentials. Had interview with licensing officer who, after discussion that I prefer not to post here, said he would issue LTC A - target only if I submitted proof of membership in my shooting club and a letter saying that I wanted to bring him shooting with me.
Typical Watertown abuse. There is NO statutory requirement of membership in a gun club and the Quincy District Court struck down Randolph's attempt to impose one.