“Ultimately, I need to know that whoever I’m working with, if the shit hits the fan and I’m in a situation, that my colleagues are going to be there to watch my back”. The ethos of “Leave no man behind” is a mainstay across Armed Forces and equally relevant to professionals in Close & Executive Protection. If a colleague was injured out in the field, would you turn your back and walk away?
Remaining Professional: Dealing with High Conflict Personality
You cannot change a high conflict personality, so you must have a calm and well-practiced approach to working alongside them.
Ignore Terrorism… And we loose…
We are not immune to attack and we owe it to our clients to be well versed on terrorism, and international conflicts, which could have domestic consequences. Ignore what’s going on overseas, and ignore terrorism and we face losing at home.
Medical emergencies: Acute Respiratory Emergencies
Are you prepared to deal with acute respiratory Emergencies? In this article, we’ll look at Asthma, Pulmonary Embolism, Chest infection and Spontaneous Pneumothorax.
Exit Strategy
One of the most dangerous things I have had to encounter when escorting a client is when you egress a nightclub environment. Being a solo operator makes this almost Mission Impossible yet it is done every day in the Executive Protection field. Without the luxury of a multi-man team you are essentially blind to the […]
Hands-On Protection Training
Are We As Good As We Think We Are? After finishing 5 days of intense and demanding protection training aimed at the Close Protection Officer, who has left their ego behind and realised their hands-on Protection Skills need either developing or, in some cases, building from a none existent base level, I thought it prevalent […]
Issue 28
Issue 28 – April 2015 [one_third] Contents: Moscow in the 90’s Remaining Professional Has the Sabre got them Rattled Risk & Crisis Management Medical Emergencies Ignore Terrorism and Lose Supporting your Peers Hands-on Protection Distance Learning Improve Shooting Accuracy Complex Advance? Working with Children Exit Strategy + Much More [/one_third] [one_third] [/one_third] [one_third_last] [/one_third_last] […]
