| A bodyguard is a person who
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| | adapt to quick changes in any given
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| professionally protects someone (known as
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| | situation or emergency. A high degree of
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| their principal) from personal assault,
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| | dedication to duty and cause is a must
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| kidnapping, assassination, loss of
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| | for the successful executive protection
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| confidential information, or other
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| | specialist. The ability to perform under
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| threats. Alternative term for bodyguard
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| | adverse and dangerous situations is
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| that is gaining popularity (particularly
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| | mandatory.
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| with the bodyguards themselves) is
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| | The Protection Specialist must have the
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| close-protection officer. Many
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| | training and aptitude in which he can
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| professional training courses identify
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| | defend himself and his client and have
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| themselves close-protection training
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| | knowledge of disarming and defensive
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| instead of body guarding training, for
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| | techniques which would enable him to
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| example.
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| | defend himself and his client in both
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| In multi-agent units (like those
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| | armed and unarmed situations and at the
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| protecting a celebrity or a head of
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| | same time be able to maintain control of
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| state) one or more bodyguards may
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| | a perpetrator until the proper
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| specialize in specific tasks, such
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| | authorities are notified and arrive.
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| as:communications/communications
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| | As a Protection Specialist you will be
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| protectionoperation of physical security
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| | required to complete many tasks and have
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| measures (regarding premises, transport
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| | many responsibilities. The following list
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| vehicles and personal armor)intelligence,
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| | is a summation of some of the
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| threat/vulnerability/risk assessment and
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| | responsibilities you will have in the
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| analysisexplosives and chemical
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| | protection of your client.
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| detectionsniper warfare and special
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| | 1. Stay awake and aware or the changing
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| weaponscrowd screening and control
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| | circumstances and plan ahead so you may
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| This job is unlike other security
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| | avoid problem areas.
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| watchman's jobs. The important person,
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| | 2. Pre-plan a course of action as you
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| whose life you are guarding, totally
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| | continually re-assess the situation.
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| trusts you because the question of his or
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| | 3. The hands of the persons near your
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| her life depends entirely on you. Your
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| | client are always the greatest threat and
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| alertness and integrity and the sense of
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| | as such you should always watch their
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| dedication must be of highest degree.
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| | hands and plan defensive countermeasures.
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| Still, there are more traits of equal
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| | "If you can't see their hands expect
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| importance, this job calls for.
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| | trouble".
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| 1. high degree of duty consciousness
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| | 4. If a close-in attack occurs then
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| 2. fearlessness and courage to fight back
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| | attack the weapon of the perpetrator and
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| 3. expertise in hand to hand combat
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| | in doing so you may defeat the purpose of
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| technique and firearms usage
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| | the attack.
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| 4. strong eye for suspicious people and
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| | 5. Do not look directly at a suspicious
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| movements
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| | person as this may result in the person
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| 5. unmindful of 9-5 type work hours
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| | attacking outside your zone of control
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| Most Bodyguard Training courses are
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| | and enable the perpetrator to
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| designed to provide you with basic first
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| | successfully carry out the attack. Use
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| aid training, self-defense techniques and
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| | your peripheral vision to keep the
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| sometimes weapons training. Although not
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| | suspect in sight and you will not signal
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| all Bodyguard jobs require that you carry
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| | your scrutiny to the suspect.
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| a weapon, there are some Bodyguard jobs
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| | 6. When a potentially hazardous situation
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| that do. A person with Military training,
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| | arises you should immediately escort your
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| or Martial arts training, is usually
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| | client from the scene to a predetermined
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| highly regarded in the Bodyguard
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| | location of safety and stay in
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| industry, as their skills are often
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| | concealment until such danger has passed.
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| needed in certain Bodyguard positions.
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| | 7. Don't engage in any Confrontation.
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| Although you are not likely to ever have
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| | If you do, how can you know what is
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| to physically grapple with a person,
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| | happening to your client during this
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| there is the possibility that it can
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| | time. The Protection Specialist should
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| occur, so knowledge of self-defense
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| | quickly escort the client from the danger
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| techniques are important.
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| | while another confronts the attacker.
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| There are many situations in everyday
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| | 8.Be alert for covert diversions which
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| society that require a Bodyguard. For
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| | may be a ploy to attack your client. (For
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| example, many film and music stars often
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| | instance: a loud commotion nearby.)
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| hire Bodyguards to protect them from the
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| | 9. When people want to see your client,
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| possibility of kidnapping, or from the
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| | double-check to ensure they are among
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| possibility of being attacked by a crazy
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| | those who have the right to access of the
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| fan. There are also less glamorous
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| | client.
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| Bodyguard positions, such as protecting a
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| | 10. Protection Specialists should develop
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| bank, shopping mall, or private
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| | both a verbal and non-verbal method with
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| properties at night. Often these
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| | which to maintain communications with
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| Bodyguard positions require you to be on
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| | themselves and their client to relay
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| your own, hence the need for self-defense
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| | information on the changing
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| skills.
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| | circumstances.
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| What are the necessary requirements to
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| | 11. A plan of the scenario at hand should
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| work as a bodyguard?
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| | include multiple escape routes and
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| Be in good Physical Condition; in that
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| | options and should be changed as
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| persons who are excessively overweight,
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| | necessary to stop potential perpetrators
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| or who have respiratory or heart problems
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| | from seeing a pattern of protection
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| or who have high blood pressure or other
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| | develop and locations that are repeated.
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| physical problems which would keep them
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| | 12. Use of alternate routes to enter and
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| from engaging in strenuous or physically
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| | leave a location should be random and
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| challenging activities are not normally
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| | change frequently. Alternate routes
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| capable of performing the job of an
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| | should be known to all members of the
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| Protection Specialist. Vision should be
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| | Protection Specialist team and should
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| easily correctable to 20/20. Although age
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| | provide for non-emergency situations such
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| requirements are not specifically set the
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| | as traffic problems as well as emergency
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| average is from 21 to 55. More
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| | situations.
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| important than the age of the bodyguard
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| | 13. The Protection Specialist should
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| is their physical condition, their
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| | train the Client in basic survival
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| training and experience.
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| | techniques in a manner which shows the
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| The psychological makeup of the
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| | necessity of such training and actions
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| Protection Specialist is also of prime
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| | for the survival of the client.
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| importance. The candidate must be mature
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| | If you do possess the vital skills and
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| and precise in his ability to quickly and
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| | psychological requirements for this
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| correctly assess a situation and respond
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| | dangerous profession, an elite career
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| in the proper manner as dictated by the
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| | position may be available to you as a
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| situation at hand. He should not be
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| | Protection Specialist with all the
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| overly aggressive, hostile or moody, nor
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| | benefits, glamour and challenges that
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| should he be slow to respond or correctly
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| | this unique position entails.
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