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Bodyguarding: The Later Years

Doc Rogers, Featured Articles

 

By Doc Rogers

As we enter the later years of our bodyguard careers we must be conscious of what we put into our bodies. We need to eat for health and not for taste.  We need to keep our body strong through hard exercise and smart nutrition; as bodyguards no matter their age are expected to live healthy lifestyles.

Bodyguards need to keep very fit, avoid smoking, drinking alcohol in excess and late nights. As bodyguards, especially in the later years, our eating habits should be balanced to include meat, vegetables, fruit and carbohydrates.   Yes, meat should be eaten, as it’s superior to plant protein for building muscle and keeping testosterone levels high, so we don’t turn soft in our mature age. Drop all bad habits: cigarettes, colas, ice cream, cake, candy; garbage in, garbage out. This holds true for the youngest to the oldest in our bodyguard clan.

We need to up our strength and cardio training; this should include long sessions on the weight pile to achieve superior strength as well as long session skipping rope, stationary biking or brisk running for high endurance.

On the job front we must be willing and able to tolerate discomfort more than the younger fallas on the bodyguard team. As elder statesmen in the bodyguard industry we have developed the mental toughness to travel 200 days a year and be locked, loaded and ready for work after 3-4 hours of sleep.  Bodyguard assignments have no time for cry babies, whiners or complainers. Sure sleep deprivation can wreak havoc on the older body and reflexes, but that’s the part of the job everyone has to deal with. While on the job be here now; don’t have a “back in the day” attitude. Trade-in your old model for a new one.

While on bodyguard assignments don’t be a lone wolf, BG requires a combination of ability and the willingness to communicate with teammates. Learn from the new school; let the younger members of our bodyguard clan teach the old dogs new tricks, the high-tech and modern advances in the bodyguard field.

As old dogs we should lead by example and show the younger fallas some old school methods of BG from the “golden era.” As older bodyguards we should still be growing stronger, learning everyday and become smarter; if we become sluggish, our shelf-life in the industry will expire. Keep safe and God speed.

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Bodyguard Careers Guest Post Guidelines

Announcements, Hucky Austin

By Harlan (Hucky) Austin

I receive hundreds of e-mails a month from individuals who want to know if I accept guest posts on Bodyguard Careers, and if  so, what are the guidelines. I thought it would be easier to write the guidelines in a post and just refer every one here.
So the answer to the first question is: Yes, we do accept guest posts. At present we publish two guest posts per week, usually on Mondays and Fridays. Below you will find all the details about the process.

What kind of content do you accept?

Anything that is related to the executive protection industry and, useful for our readers is good content for a guest post. There is no minimum length for your post, but usually the guest posts have over 350 words.

General Guidelines

•    Your post must be original and must have never been published before on the Internet
•    You agree to not publish the post anywhere else (i.e., in your own blog or as a guest post in other blogs)
•    You can include one link in the byline, which will be displayed at the bottom of the post

Formatting Guidelines

•    Please format your guest post as a word document, so that we can copy and paste it into the WordPress HTML editor.
•    Make sure to include the author byline at the bottom, with the link to your website already formatted (do not spam keywords there, though).

Submission Guidelines

If you have a post that meets the guidelines above, you can send it to me on the email hucky@bodyguardcareers.com Please include the post in the body of the email itself, or as a .doc attachment.

Usually within 48 hours I will reply stating if we will accept the guest post or not. If I reject your post, you are obviously free to use it in your own blog or to propose it as a guest post to some other website.

Considerations For Executive Protection

Featured Articles, Featured Bloggers, Harold T German

By Harold T German

According to the FBI, there is an average of 6.7 kidnappings and 5.5 murders for every 100,000 people in the United States. Although these statistics refer to the general population, executives and high profile individuals, as well as their families, are included in this figure. In a continuous effort to curb these numbers, many organizations seek out executive protection services, which are typically performed by high-end security companies.

As part of their initial process a security guard company usually begins its executive protection plan by performing a comprehensive risk assessment. It is here that the risks against the executive are identified, measured and are implemented to prevent these risks from materializing. Many considerations are factored into this process, which can vary depending on the client and circumstances. For instance, the client may be a political figure with a controversial stance, or the child of a prominent business tycoon. The former might run a higher assassination risk, whereas the latter might have a higher risk for kidnapping. Each scenario poses a completely different set of challenges.

Risk Assessment Does Not Fit Into a Perfect Mold

As those who have been in the executive protection business for any length of time will tell you, in many cases, risk assessment for executive protection-in practice-is not always that straightforward. There are instances where one is assigned to a principal against whom there is really no obvious threat. With a case of this type, many security professionals working alone-and even some working in a group-run the risk of falling into complacency, which can result in grave mistakes and security holes if a situation were to arise.

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Ten Ways To Gain A Competitive Advantage In The Bodyguard Industry

Career Advice, Doc Rogers, Featured Bloggers

Ten Ways To Gain A Competitive Advantage In The Bodyguard Industry

Being a bodyguard is grueling work, it’s tedious and sometimes weary.  Day-after-day of relentless focus and dedication to your client’s safety. Bodyguarding is how you pay your bills. If you don’t remain competitive, you may not survive. This article will help you turn your hard work into better results and give you a competitive edge in the business.

1. Uncompromising service quality. Refuse to compromise your bodyguard service to your clients. Work for the ultimate combination of client service and protective performance. Show your clients and the bodyguard world what you are really capable of in the way of superior performance levels.

2. Make it your mission to be prepared. Your assignment preparation is the prime time to workout the problems and the kinks. Time spend on assignment prep includes advance work, manpower scheduling, flight and hotel bookings, etc. However, take the time to prepare yourself mentally as well for the assignment so you can provide the best bodyguard experience possible to your clients. This preparation time you give yourself will dramatically increase your competitive advantage and help you provide the best bodyguard service humanly possible.

3. Conduct a competitor assessment. Look at the strengths and the weaknesses of the bodyguard competitors in your area. Look at your competitor’s services, personnel, background and clients. See how you can better your bodyguard services to compete with the top dogs in your area and ultimately stay ahead of your present competition by out-performing them in certain areas. However, do not become obsessed with what your competitors are doing or saying. You should only care about providing the absolute best bodyguard service with competitive rates, comprehensive protective coverage and unprecedented customer service. You should consider your competitors as “friendly rivals” never enemies.

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Executive Protection 101: In the Real World

Doc Rogers, Executive Protection Articles

By Doc Rogers

You’ve got your first bodyguard assignment, congratulations. Now its time to use calm judgment and plan out the assignment with a focused mind so you can prepare properly. The more you plan ahead, the better possibility for success.  The overall objective of executive protection (EP) in the real world is to create a secure environment conducive to the business activities being carried out by the client within a particular area.

Main Objectives

Your main objectives should include:  preventing and addressing security threats that affect the client’s well-being, prioritizing core EP needs, identifying, assessing and controlling risks. This is accomplished by categorizing threats for risk management planning and execution of the EP operations. If threat groups are operating in the area:

•    Identify your enemy.

•    Their method of operation – likely techniques and tactics that may be used.

•    Their overall professionalism – are they sophisticated or armature’s.

•    Their recent Attacks – and possible pre-incident indicators.

•    Minimize these threats by advance work to develop a plan to avoid them.

•    Employ basic EP measures to deter and mitigate the threats.

•    Establish the appropriate EP plan, security controls and need to know procedures.

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