- Advance- Work conducted before going operational
- A S T – Advance Security Teams
- A-Stain- Afghanistan
- AKA – Also Known As
- ASAP – As soon as possible
- Ass Clown – An individual who is foolish in their actions
- B G – Bodyguard
- Binned – Kicked out or off a training course
- Booted and Suited – Dressed in a suit and Tie, ready for work
- Bug Out – Immediate Client Evacuation
- CAT – Counter assault team
- CP – Close Protection
- CQB – Close Quarter Battle
- CEO – Chief Executive Officer
- CI- Combat Indicators
- Cherry – A new trainee Bodyguard
- Client – Employer i.e. VIP or Principal
- Contact – VIP’s safety has been compromised
- E C S – Electronic Counter Surveillance
- EPO – Executive Protection Officer
- EPS- Executive Protection Specialist
- EPT – Executive Protection Team
- Fubar – messed up beyond all recognition
- Ghosts – Undercover Protection Officers
- I E D – Improvised Explosive Device
- Insurgents –
- VBIED- Vehicle Borne Explosive device
- Murphy’s Law – What can go wrong will go wrong
- Operational – Working
- Operational Arena – Location of operation
- Principal- The individual that you are hired to protect
- PSD- Personal Security Detachment
- RC- Route Cards
- R & R – Rest & Recuperation
- RV – Rendezvous Point
- SOP’s – Standard Operating Procedures
- Spook – Intelligence Officer or operative
- Stint – An overseas duty
- TOS- Time on station
- V I P – Very Important Person
- Venue- Location of an event where
- Well- The far most rear position in a vehicle
- WTA- Written Threat Assessment
lol @ ‘Ass Clown’: turns out I’ve been using EP-speak for longer than I thought!