Yesterday I received a tweet from Tommy Smith, a recent MTMS executive protection course graduate and current BPI Security Executive Protection Specialist. The tweet asked, “What defiles and executive protection specialist?” Immediately I thought the infamous auto correct switched the word “define” to “defile” and to be quite honest no one has ever asked me …

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I want to stay on this topic and broach an area that you could easily take for granted while preparing to work abroad. Many foreign underdeveloped countries do not have rental cars like we are used to here in the United States. Many countries that do have rental car companies are still not what we …

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When I blogged about Oprah Winfrey’s situation in India I touched a little on issues you can have by using local official help.  I am referring to the local police, military etc..  Let me start by saying this, there are times when you will not have a choice but to include or use local national assistance.  …

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As you are probably aware, the TV mogul Oprah Winfrey was in India touring for her newest venture when her protection team got into a scuffle with Indian media personnel.  The result was that they were briefly detained, wrote a letter of apology and released.  So far there has been no comment from anyone inside …

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If you have been a reader of this blog you will notice that there are only a couple reasons that I will actually name someone. The first reason is in an actual interview with a professional that helps us all. The other is the person(s) that ruin this industry. Today is the case of the …

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Ok we have already gone over the difference between an obvious visual presence of protection and working a protectee where the coverage isn’t as obvious. What about those times when a client calls you work to protection on a principal that doesn’t even know he/she is being protected. Ahhh, I hear the crickets now along …

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Yesterday I blogged about whether many or most of the specialists in the US are adequately trained, equipped, or ready to actually work a high threat detail.  So that there is no misunderstanding regarding my use of the word hgh threat I am not referring to the environment in which you are working, but rather a legitimate …

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Let me be honest about something. As the threat level goes up for a detail or potential detail, the amount of qualified specialists goes down. There are plenty of specialists that can work a detail for crisis management, logistical support and other support value missions, but when you come across a client that has a …

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You are the advance/site specialist on site waiting for the detail to arrive. An hour before the expected arrival you are making sure that the site is safe, plans haven’t changed and everything that has been planned is still set to go as planned. Any changes that have been made can be relayed to the …

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OK, so my son has asked me to be a presenter for career day for his school. This is a middle school and high school. Although my message will be for them to pursue college I still have to deliver a message. This is the dilemma that I have because part of my message will …

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