| In the last ten years there has been a significant | | | | Female Bodyguard War Zone Close Protection |
| increase in the hiring of a female bodyguard. Much of | | | | Course Cyprus & Body Guard Jobs # 3 Contracting |
| this is attributed to the improvement of close | | | | Jobs |
| protection training for women bodyguards seeking | | | | The protective service operations industry is |
| high paid body guard jobs. | | | | currently booming, especially given the introduction of |
| Given the increase in bodyguard protection for war | | | | unstable war zone regions like Iraq and Afghanistan. |
| zone regions, it was only a matter of time before a | | | | This means there are many new contracting body |
| war zone close protection course was designed in | | | | guard jobs on offer. The only problem is war zone |
| Cyprus for a female bodyguard tasked with | | | | bodyguards have to be highly trained in advanced |
| protective service operations. | | | | close protection training, particularly in areas of war |
| I have extensive experience in close protection | | | | zone and hostile environment bodyguard protection |
| training in over forty different countries during my 20 | | | | training. |
| year plus protective service operations career. I've | | | | If we use the example of their only being |
| lost count of the number of International bodyguards | | | | approximately 8% of women bodyguards in today's |
| I have trained to become a professional close | | | | protective service operations industry, then this |
| protection officer. It is without doubt running in the | | | | opens up a very exciting opportunity for a female |
| tens of thousands figure. | | | | bodyguard looking to grab one of the highly paid |
| Before I was recruited to run the ground Zero close | | | | body guard jobs. |
| protection special forces training facility in Alabama | | | | For every 100 close protection officer vacancies |
| USA I used to maintain records of every close | | | | there is only likely to be 8 female bodyguards |
| protection course I ran. Every 5 years I ran a | | | | applying for a position. If you factor in that just |
| strategic business review of my statistics. One of the | | | | about every protective service operational team |
| most interesting facts was that during the first 5 | | | | requires one or two women bodyguards then you'll |
| year review a female bodyguard was virtually | | | | begin to understand the opportunities. |
| unheard of. | | | | Female Bodyguard War Zone Close Protection |
| In fact women bodyguards made up less than one | | | | Course Cyprus & Body Guard Jobs # 4 Females In |
| percent of my close protection officer student base. | | | | Protective Service Operations |
| My business partners soon identified there was a | | | | After several years of monitoring our close |
| niche in the protective service operations arena for | | | | protection training we were able to increase the |
| women bodyguards looking to fill the available body | | | | percentage of women bodyguards entering the |
| guard jobs. | | | | bodyguard protection industry up to 8%. |
| A conscious decision was made to encourage an | | | | At one stage we even got to running fast track |
| increase in female bodyguard attendees on all of our | | | | close protection training programmes just for women |
| bodyguard protection training courses. The process | | | | bodyguards to service the demand for female |
| was slow, painfully slow, despite the existence of | | | | bodyguards required for Middle Eastern female |
| numerous highly paid body guard jobs. | | | | members of royal families. We eventually nailed the |
| It was clear that the historically secretive world of | | | | full training programme down to just six months. |
| protective service operations was considered a male | | | | In fact one of the most successful female |
| only domain. In reality nothing was further from the | | | | bodyguards I ever trained went through her entire |
| truth. A professionally trained female bodyguard was | | | | high risk training programme in just under six months. |
| in high demand and often we were able to command | | | | She immediately landed the close protection team |
| a higher salary for women bodyguards than we were | | | | leaders position protecting a Middle Eastern princess |
| for our male bodyguards. | | | | who was travelling the world. |
| We also learned that we were being asked | | | | This female bodyguard was so professional that |
| specifically for women bodyguards to fill some very | | | | when she also graduated through our close |
| high profile bodyguard protection contracts for clients | | | | protection officer Instructors programme we utilised |
| like Middle Eastern Royal VIP's. | | | | her as the lead instructor for all our bodyguards |
| Despite this clear niche in the close protection officer | | | | protecting Middle Eastern VIP's. |
| industry market it was still a struggle to entice | | | | In some countries the take up rate of female |
| aspiring female close protection officers onto our | | | | bodyguards was higher than in the UK and the USA. |
| close protection training programmes in significant | | | | For example during my training programmes in Mexico |
| numbers. | | | | and in six of the independent states of the former |
| Female Bodyguard War Zone Close Protection | | | | Soviet Union, there was always a high number of |
| Course Cyprus & Body Guard Jobs # 1 Women | | | | female bodyguard trainees. |
| Bodyguards | | | | I admit this flummoxed me, especially given that |
| The following statement will no doubt cause concern | | | | these regions are well known for their lack of political |
| and condemnation among male bodyguards, but it's a | | | | correctness and lack of gender equality. |
| fact and so I have no problem documenting it. In | | | | A unit of Mexican special forces tasked with |
| most of our tactical bodyguard protection training | | | | providing protective service operations for high net |
| programmes designed for hostile environment and | | | | worth business executives attended several of my |
| war zone operations, it was always a female | | | | hostile environment close protection programmes. |
| bodyguard who graduated top of the class. | | | | The top graduate was a female protection officer. |
| Along with my fellow close protection instructors we | | | | At the time Mexico was the second highest country |
| monitored every close protection training programme | | | | in the world for kidnappings for ransom behind |
| very carefully. While the male bodyguards busied | | | | Colombia. |
| themselves trying to outdo each other in macho | | | | These bodyguards had to be trained in war zone |
| bulls**t, the women bodyguards just got straight on | | | | type close protection training and they sailed through |
| task and forgot all about trying to outdo their peers. | | | | it under the guidance of a very competent female |
| The end result was that all our female bodyguard | | | | protection officer team leader. |
| students always ranked in the class top positions. | | | | Female Bodyguard War Zone Close Protection |
| Female Bodyguard War Zone Close Protection | | | | Course Cyprus & Body Guard Jobs # 5 Hostile |
| Course Cyprus & Body Guard Jobs # 2 Close | | | | Environment Training |
| Protection Training | | | | Women bodyguards considering stepping up into war |
| At long last the close protection training industry is | | | | zone protective service operations in countries like |
| beginning to shake off its cowboy image. Close | | | | Iraq and Afghanistan have to be highly trained in |
| protection officer licensing in the UK, and other | | | | many of the specialist subjects not generally taught |
| overseas regions has partly helped. | | | | on conventional close protection training programmes. |
| However the British SIA licence is not required, or | | | | A close protection officer who has only basic |
| even valid for overseas protective service operations. | | | | bodyguard protection skills will fail miserably in a war |
| This means that any bodyguards looking to gain high | | | | zone environment. This statement translates into |
| paid body guard jobs outside of the UK have to | | | | someone like the VIP client, a close protection officer |
| attend overseas bodyguard protection or close | | | | team mate or you getting killed, or seriously injured. |
| protection training programmes. | | | | Hostile environment training should be undertaken as |
| One new dynamic close protection officer training | | | | soon as you decide to make the transition up from |
| programme has been specifically designed for war | | | | conventional protective service operations to war |
| zone protective service operations. It is scheduled to | | | | zone bodyguard protection. |
| run during April 2010 in Cyprus. The bodyguard | | | | The female bodyguard war zone close protection |
| protection Instructors are all industry leading | | | | course scheduled for April 2010 in Cyprus will be |
| specialists with a minimum of 15 years close | | | | looking to identify women bodyguards looking to |
| protection officer experience operating in various | | | | move into high risk-high paid body guard jobs for high |
| hostile environments. | | | | profile clients. |
| Some of the Instructors are working full time | | | | The bodyguards who recognise this need for |
| security details in Iraq and other hostile Middle | | | | specialised training and who enrol, and graduate |
| Eastern environments. This ensures the delivery of | | | | successfully, are what security industry specialists |
| world class training for all close protection students | | | | refer to as 'Serious Participants. |
| seeking to obtain high risk-high paid body guard jobs. | | | | |