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                                                                    EXHIBIT 9.02


                           [Bank of America(R) Logo]

                                                                 Bank of America
                                                                    NC-002-31-31
                                                          101 South Tryon Street
                                                             Charlotte, NC 28255

                                 August 25, 2000


Centre Capital Investors II, L.P.
Centre Partners Coinvestment, L.P.
Centre Capital Offshore Investors II, L.P.
Centre Capital Tax-exempt Investors II, L.P.
c/o Mr. Scott Perekslis
Centre Partners Management, LLC
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 50th Floor
New York, NY  10020

         Re:      Firearms Training Systems, Inc.

Dear Scott:

         The purpose of this letter is to confirm our understanding regarding
the make up of the Board of Directors of Firearms Training Systems, Inc. (the
"Company"). As you know, the lenders (the "Lenders") under the Second Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement and Partial Exchange Agreement dated as of April
1, 2000 (the "Amended Agreement") closed today on a restructuring of the Company
and, as a result, have been issued Class A common stock of the Company
constituting a majority of the Class A common stock. Each of the addressees (the
"Centre Entities") also consummated exchange transactions with the Company and
accepted notes for certain indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries owed
to them, all as a part of the restructuring. As a result, the Centre Entities,
which were the owners of approximately 49% of the issued and outstanding Class A
common stock of the Company prior to the restructuring, remain significant
common shareholders of the Company. Furthermore, immediately prior to the
restructuring, the Centre Entities were assigned certain interests under the
predecessor of the Amended Agreement and are now Lenders under the Amended
Agreement.

         The Lenders have also entered into a Voting Agreement which, among
other things, requires the Lenders to vote their common shares together upon the
request of the Required Lenders (as defined in the Amended Agreement).

         In connection with the restructuring of the Company, we have agreed to
the following with respect to the Board of Directors of the Company:

         1.       At the request of Required Lenders before September 30, 2000,
                  three of the four directors of the Company affiliated with
                  Centre will resign on September 30, 2000.


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         2.       As long as the Voting Agreement or any successor agreement is
                  in effect, the Required Lenders will cause the Lenders to vote
                  their shares subject to the Voting Agreement or its successor
                  for the election of a qualified person affiliated with the
                  Centre Entities (any existing or former members of the Board
                  affiliated with Centre being deemed qualified) nominated by
                  the Centre Entities such that one such person is serving on
                  the Board during such time.

         3.       The Lenders and the Centre Entities will cooperate in good
                  faith to identify and urge the selection of mutually
                  acceptable, qualified candidates to constitute a majority of
                  the Board of Directors of the Company during the interim
                  before the next election of directors.

         4.       The Lenders and the Centre Entities will cooperate in good
                  faith to identify and urge the selection of a mutually
                  acceptable, qualified candidate to serve as an active Chairman
                  of the Board of Directors of the Company. A representative of
                  the management consultant to be retained by the Company
                  pursuant to the Amended Agreement shall be given due
                  consideration by the Lenders and the Centre Entities as a
                  candidate to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors
                  of the Company.

         To evidence this understanding, we ask each of the Lenders and each of
the Centre Entities to execute this letter agreement acknowledging your
agreement to the foregoing and return it to the undersigned.

                                   Sincerely,

                                   /s/ Reinhard Freimuth

                                   Reinhard Freimuth
                                   Vice President


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Agreed to:
                         NON_CENTRE LENDERS:

                           BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Agent, and individually as
                           a Lender


                           By: /s/ Reinhard Freimuth
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                              Name: Reinhard Freimuth
                              Title: Vice President


                           U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION


                           By: /s/ Michael J. Porcello
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                              Name: Michael J. Porcello
                              Title: Assistant Vice President


                           FIRST SOURCE FINANCIAL LLP, by First
                           Source Financial, Inc., as Agent/Manager


                           By: /s/ Jeffrey A. Cerny
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                              Name: Jeffrey A. Cerny
                              Title: Senior Vice President


                           BHF (USA) CAPITAL CORPORATION


                           By:  /s/ Evon Contos and /s/ Nina Zhou
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                              Name: Evon Contos and Nina Zhou
                              Title: Managing Director and Associate


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                          CENTRE ENTITIES, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS LENDERS:

                          CENTRE CAPITAL INVESTORS II, L.P. CENTRE
                          CAPITAL TAX-EXEMPT INVESTORS II, L.P.
                          CENTRE CAPITAL OFFSHORE INVESTORS II, L.P.

                          By: Centre Partners II, L.P., as General Partner

                          By: Centre Partners Management LLC, as
                              Attorney-in-Fact

                          By:  /s/ Jonathan H. Kagan
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                              Managing Director


                          CENTRE PARTNERS COINVESTMENT, L.P.

                          By: Centre Partners II LLC, as General Partner

                          By:  /s/ Jonathan H. Kagan
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                              Managing Director


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