BODYGUARD CAREERSEXECUTIVE PROTECTION EDUCATION
Becoming a bodyguard

Executive Protection Glossary

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  • 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
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