Personal Protection Specialist (60 Hours)

Course content

 Administration & Personal Protection Orientation 4 hours

1. Introduction
   1. Job Description
      1. Overview
      2. Requirements
      3. Duties and responsibilities
   2. Protective responsibility
   3. Proactive versus Reactive Operation

Applicable Sections of the Code of Virginia and DCJS Regulations (1 hour)

1. Code of Virginia and Private Security Regulations
   1. Laws relating to the regulation of Private Security Services
   2. Regulations relating to Private Security Services
   3. Limits of Authority
   4. Weapons issues and the Law
   5. Review of other laws pertinent to the Personal Security Specialist
2. Conduct and Ethics
   1. Professionalism and integrity
   2. Confidentiality
   3. Client selection and conduct
   4. Public image
   5. Cost factors
3. Physical and Mental preparation
   1. Nutrition, exercise, rest
   2. Career Challenges
   3. New reactive priorities
   4. Preparing mentally for protective assignments

Assessment of Threat and Protectee Vulnerability (8 hours)

1. Specific threat analysis
   1. Target selection methodology
      1. Types of threats
      2. Motivation for attack
2. Target Pinpointing through Surveillance
   1. Effect of attack
   2. Accessibility
   3. Vulnerability
   4. Critical need
   5. Risk to attacker
3. Intelligence gathering by attackers
4. Abduction and assassination studies
   1. Specific public and private cases
   2. Methods of surveillance and target study
   3. Methods of attack and ambush
   4. Failure analysis
5. Surveillance detection
   1. Value of detection
   2. How to spot surveillance
      1. Observation and awareness
      2. Collecting and reporting information developed
6. Predictability avoidance
   1. Route planning
   2. Schedule variance
   3. Daily routine
   4. Travel and movement
7. Destructive techniques and ambush scenarios
   1. Introduction to explosives
   2. Typical Bomb Attacks
   3. Threat and Assault realities
   4. Bomb Incident management
8. Intelligence gathering
   1. Law enforcement liaison
   2. Federal Agency liaison
   3. Corporate Information Sources
   4. Public information

Legal Authority and Civil Law (8 hours)

1. Personal Protection Specialist actions relating to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
   1. First Amendment
      1. Dealing with the press
      2. Dealing with the public
   2. Fourth Amendment
   3. Fifth Amendment
   4. Sixth Amendment
   5. Eighth Amendment
2. Civil law
3. Criminal law
4. Use of force guidelines
   1. Level of force
   2. Deadly force
      1. Ability
      2. Opportunity
      3. Jeopardy
   3. Self defense
   4. Practical alternatives and diversions
   5. Defensive scenarios
   6. Cover and evacuate
   7. Primary response to Protectee
5. Statutory law
   1. Review of Criminal statutes
   2. How these laws relate to the Personal Protective Specialist
   3. Cooperation with local law enforcement
6. Labor law issues
   1. Employment law
   2. Labor situations
   3. Importance to the Personal Protective Specialist

Protective Detail Operations (28 hours)

1. Security advances
   1. Pre-departure preparations
   2. Lodging accommodations
   3. Transportation coordination
   4. Specific site surveys
   5. Coordination of emergency services and local intelligence
      1. Law enforcement
      2. Fire and rescue
      3. Hospital
   6. International travel preparations
      1. Border issues
      2. Health issues
      3. Cultural issues
      4. Protocol issues
      5. Terrorist issues
   7. Detail briefing
      1. Major contact names and numbers
      2. Facility floor plans
      3. Itineraries and schedules
      4. Post assignments and positioning
      5. Emergency plans
   8. Practical advance survey exercises
2. Protective detail organization
   1. Personal selection
   2. Special training
   3. Protective equipment
   4. Policy and protective procedures
3. Personal Protective Specialists Daily Operations
   1. Understanding overall objectives
      1. Intentional injury
      2. Unintentional injury
      3. Embarrassment
   2. Formations, positioning, motorcades
      1. High profile
      2. Low profile
   3. Types of post assignments
      1. Interior
      2. Perimeter
      3. Checkpoint
      4. Surveillance
   4. Emergency reaction guidelines
      1. Cover and evacuate
      2. Individual tasking
   5. Command post procedures
      1. Vehicle coordination
      2. Manpower coordination
      3. Equipment coordination
   6. Vehicular movement
      1. Limousine and follow car
      2. Larger motorcades
   7. Air travel
      1. Commercial flight
      2. Private and charter
   8. Varying environments and social settings
      1. Business
      2. Recreational
      3. Family
      4. Media attention
      5. Crowds and special events
   9. Protective courtesies
      1. Familiarity with protectee and family
      2. Spacing and interaction
      3. Professional demeanor and image
4. Practical Exercises – Five Practical Exercises Required

Emergency Procedures (12 hours)

1. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) 8 hours
2. Emergency first aid
3. Emergency situations
   1. Emergency evacuation/reaction planning
      1. Prior reconnaissance of travel routes, places and facilities to be visited
         1. Primary evacuation route for each location
         2. Alternate evacuation routes
         3. Identification of alternate/emergency travel routes and travel modes
      2. Responses to emergency situations
   2. Continuous situation analysis
4. Emergency relocation
   1. Advance site selection
   2. Location options
   3. Information security
   4. Security procedures
   5. Evacuation

Performance Evaluations – Five Practical Exercises

Written Examination

This completes the Course Outline for DCJS 60 hr course

This Course Outline is for the Basic & Advanced Program

Personal Protection Specialist Bodyguard

Subjects and Overview of Basic and other Advanced Programs

Total hours of classroom instruction not including firearms familiarization or final written examination: 112 to 120

1. THE PROFESSIONAL BODYGUARD INTRODUCTION

An Overview of the profession of personal protection as presented by the All American Bodyguard Training Center. Emphasis on ideas and formations as practiced throughout the world.

2. THE PROFESSIONAL BODYGUARD AND THE LAW

In-depth examination of the critical legal and moral responsibilities of the professional bodyguard including concealed weapons laws and deadly force issues. A look at client contracts and fee schedules. CRITICAL INFORMATION.

3. THE TERRORIST THREAT TO BODYGUARD OPERATIONS

A thorough examination of the terrorist phenomenon as it affects the professional bodyguard. Covers terrorist organization, capabilities, origination, and tactics.

4. BODYGUARD FIREARMS & WEAPONRY

A review of the characteristics of revolvers, pistols, assault rifles, and automatic weapons that are available to – and may oppose – the professional bodyguard.

Handguns

Assault rifles and automatic weapons

5. COMBAT PISTOL CRAFT

Tips, tactics and combat pointers for maximizing your potential for survival in a gun fight. Professional bodyguard instructors walk one through exercises that provide the edge in any deadly encounter.

6. COMBAT SHOTGUN

A dynamic class on the employment of the fighting shotgun in bodyguard roles. Provides a complete training regimen for the bodyguard trainee.

7. WEAPONS CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Instruction on the proper techniques for care, cleaning and field maintenance of all classes of weapons from revolvers to machine guns.

8. BODYGUARD SURVIVAL

Important tips for staying alive in the profession. Emphasis on bodyguard tactics, including the use of and necessity of cover. Psychological and philosophical aspects of survival are covered in detail.

9. CLIENT PROTECTION TECHNIQUES (FORMATIONS)

Insight into the special tactics and skills the professional bodyguard employs in the defense of the client.

Bodyguard protective formations: Establishing security post(s) and using different working formations with a Principal.

10. CLIENT PROTECTION TECHNIQUES (ADVANCE TEAM)

Insight into the special tactics and skills the professional bodyguard employs to insure client safety: “Route recons”, site surveys, estate security and the safe house.

11. BODYGUARD SPECIAL PURPOSE NON-LETHAL WEAPONS

Covers the implementation of/and the strength/weaknesses of chemical defense and electronic Stun weapons.

12. BODYGUARD SPECIAL PURPOSE NON-LETHAL IMPACT WEAPONS

Instruction on defensive flashlight, yawara, kubotan, taser, various batons, as well as the tonfa, PR-24, Nunchaku, and other weapons.

13. BODYGUARD DETENTION, CONTROL AND SEARCH TECHNIQUES

Instruction on the special techniques used to control, search and restrain. Examination of the legal right to detain, use of force, search and cuff etc…

14. BODYGUARD COMBATIVES AND SELF DEFENSE

Street proven hand to hand combat techniques and martial arts as used by the personal protection specialist.

15. BODYGUARD WEAPON RETENTION AND TAKE AWAY TECHNIQUES

Instruction on how to keep your own weapons while taking away the opposition’s and at the same time defending the Principal.

16. WOMEN IN BODYGUARDING

A look at the ever expanding role in what once was a exclusive male domain.

17. AMBUSH COUNTERMEASURES

The dynamics of client protection and moving the client out of the kill zone; combat from vehicles; target recognition; acquisition and techniques. Also covered is: immediate threat assessment; and the “Bootleg” and “J” turns as implemented in high speed vehicles. Additionally drills to use against various types of ambushes.

-Vehicle use as a defensive shield

-Target acquisition, recognition and sequencing

-Roadblocks

-Driving skills

-Client transfer in kill zones

-Individual and team duties

-Ambush supervision

-Terrorists tactics in the urban ambush

18. BODYGUARDING – BEYOND TECHNIQUES

Mental and physical training techniques for necessary conditioning, and mental awareness.

19. THE BOMB THREAT TO VEHICLES AND PERSONNEL

Examination of the Terrorist penchant for killing impersonally with bombs. Instruction on dealing effectively and peremptorily with vehicle bombs and package explosives. Emphasis on recognition and avoidance, no disarming techniques!

20. TRAUMA MANAGEMENT

Combat medical aid procedures to be used prior to getting to the paramedics. Emergency field first aid procedures designed to save your clients or your life. Techniques covered range from treatment for minor/major gunshot and stab wounds to the Heimlich maneuver and CPR.

21. BODYGUARD OPERATIONS

Practical exercises covering the decision to provide a bodyguard operation; picking up and transporting the principal to and from various locations; all designed to apply the skills developed in the course.

22. BODYGUARDING – OVERVIEW OF ALL ASPECTS OF BODYGUARDING

23. WRITTEN EXAMINATION

24. SPECIALIZED FIREARMS TRAINING Additional – 60 HRS

– Training comprised of judgmental shooting skills

— Shoot don’t shoot scenarios

— Turn and fire drills

— Failure to stop drills

— Multiple target drills

– Combat familiarity with the weapons systems listed below:

— Weapons

Night Handgun Combat

High Standard M 18-7 12 gauge

Mossberg M 500 Riot Gun

Heckler & Koch M 91/93/94

HK G-3; MP-5; P9S; VP-70Z; P7

Glock 17,19,21,26

Beretta

Uzi Sub Machine Gun (carbine)

Remington M 700 USMC (Sniper)

Rem. 870 & 1100 shotguns

Smith & Wesson Handguns (revolvers & semi-autos)

Colt M 1911 series

Benelli M 121-M1 & M3 Super 90

U.S. .30 M1 Carbine

Armalite AR-180

Shotgun

Ruger Mini-14

Star .38 Super Auto

.44 Magnum revolvers

Counter Sniper Rifles

Ithica Mag 10 “Roadblocker”

AK-47 & SKS Carbine

MAC 10 Sterling SMG (carbine)

M-14 (M1-A) & M-16 (AR-15)