Becoming a bodyguard
Start here if you are considering executive protection: what the work involves day to day, the qualities and skills that matter, the myths Hollywood sells, and the first practical steps into the profession.
- What Is Executive Protection: And Who Is It For?Find out what executive protection is all about, who it's for, how to become an EP agent and the different types of roles available.
- How to Become a Private Bodyguard: An 11-Point GuideDiscover how to become a private bodyguard with real insights and tips from The Bodyguard Insider podcast. Join us on Apple & Spotify.
- 11 Skills Needed to Become an Executive Protection AgentTo become a successful executive protection agent, you need certain skills. Here's what you'll need and how to develop them before becoming an EPA.
- Why Choosing a Career in Executive Protection Might Not Be IdealExecutive protection: a high-risk, stressful career. Learn why it's challenging but rewarding for the right person.
- Executive Protection Myths Debunked: What Hollywood Gets WrongI remember years ago having conversations with colleagues about which movies portray what it’s like to be a protection specialist. Surprisingly, the movie…
- Getting Started in Executive ProtectionDiscover essential tips on getting started in executive protection, from training to advancing your career in this exclusive field.
Everything in Becoming a bodyguard
2024
Executive Protection Training: The Path to Becoming a Highly Skilled Protector
Discover the essential skills and career paths in personal protection agent training. Learn how to safeguard VIPs and excel in this demanding field.
Shortage of Female Bodyguards
Addressing the critical shortage of female bodyguards in the executive protection industry. Vital insights and solutions.
Becoming An Elite Executive Security Specialist
Explore essential training tips for becoming an Executive Security Specialist, including program selection and industry insights.
More Than Muscle: The Comprehensive Bodyguard Job Description
Dive into our bodyguard job description guide to discover the essential skills and duties of a professional bodyguard.
Common Acronyms Every Executive Protection Specialist Needs To Know!
Unlock the secret language of executive protection specialist with key acronyms and terms essential for security experts
2022
The Top 10 Qualities of a Good Executive Protection Agent
An executive protection agent is a highly-skilled professional providing secure transportation & close protection services.
2021
What is the Meaning of Executive Protection
Executive protection encompasses and refers to the various measures and counter-measures that are taken to ensure the physical safety and well-being of a VIP.
2018
13 Things Needed to Help You Become a Personal Bodyguard
Being a personal bodyguard is one the most exciting and rewarding careers that one could come across. This article explains how to do it.
Female Bodyguards Now In High Demand
Looking for a new career. Female Bodyguards are being sought after by many clients. Because executive protection has been a male-controlled field.
Entry Level Personal Protection
Looking for regular Personal Protection work but have limited experience. Read this article by Jerry Heying, CPP, PPS, CST, Executive Director, Executive…
How to Become a Bodyguard
How to become a bodyguard By Doc Rogers Considering a career change from your present line of work, maybe the bodyguard industry is the right fit for
2015
5 Steps needed to start your Executive Protection Career
By Doc Rogers 1. Get properly trained. Some people attempting to break into an executive protection (EP) career believe they can do so without the proper…
2014
The Way of the Professional Bodyguard
By Doc Rogers Today’s professional bodyguards (executive protection specialists) are a unique breed, whether performing assigned duties or planning career…
2013
The Modern Bodyguard
By Doc Rogers Being a modern bodyguard requires thoroughness in accomplishing logistic and protective tasks no matter how small. It’s a difficult and…
How to Become a Savvy Bodyguard
As a bodyguard you will continue to reap the benefits of your career by working hard to achieve your career goals. However, don’t ever rest on your…
Am I too old to be a bodyguard?
The question of the week: An individual recently asked me at 52 was he too old for Bodyguard work? Here was my response. Too old is a relative concept…
Want to be a Bodyguard? First, Nail the Interview!
By Ed Hinman As the Director of Recruitment and Selection for an international private security firm, I’ve interviewed thousands of candidates — and I’ve…
How To Break Into The Executive Protection Industry
Breaking into the executive protection industry can be difficult and challenging. Fresh graduates from executive protection academies....
2012
How To Become An Executive Protection Specialist
Unlock a career in executive protection with Doc Rogers' guide, Become An Executive Protection Specialist Essential for aspiring bodyguards.
Executive Protection Glossary
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…
2011
So, You Want To Be A Bodyguard?
Are you getting restless with your mundane existence and bored with your present job? If so the first and most rigid rule to follow is training. You…
The Rookie Bodyguards’ Survival Guide
Follow us on FaceBook! www.facebook.com/bodyguardcareers By Doc Rogers “Why didn’t they tell me that at the BG academy?” This is what many bodyguards say…
The Best and Worst Things about being a Bodyguard
Follow us on FaceBook: www.facebook.com/bodyguardcareers By Doc Rogers Like any profession being a bodyguard has its ups and downs. It is a fun, exciting…
Bodyguarding: The Later Years
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…
Executive Protection 101: In the Real World
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…
10 Ways to Become A Dynamic Bodyguard
By Doc Rogers 1. Showing up early within your area of operation is key to becoming more productive. These days advance work is being pushed aside and is…
Professional Bodyguard
Professional Bodyguard is an informational site with the purpose of providing bodyguards with all the information necessary to succeed in the industry.
How Do I Become A Bodyguard
How do I become a bodyguard: By Doc Rogers Thinking about making a transition from your present job into the bodyguard industry? This article gives 10…
Great Bodyguards are Made – Not Born
By Doc Rogers As professional bodyguards we must meet certain medical, physical fitness, firearms training and BG qualifications requirements. However, we…
Must Have Qualities for a Bodyguard
By Doc Rogers The following are some strict and serious “must have qualities” for all bodyguards; failure to have these values may result in some serious…
Advice to Entry Level Individuals Looking for E.P. Training
I recently came across this post in one of the groups that I belong to. It’s a response to a new individual from one of the true professionals in the…
2010
Female Bodyguards and Hucky Austin on NBC’s Today Show
Female Bodyguards are in Need In April of 2010, the Bodyguard Careers team along with Icon Services participated in a story for NBC’s today show. The…
2009
Success as a Professional Bodyguard
By Doug Belton As it is with any field, success as a professional bodyguard is a matter of choice not chance. If it is your choice to succeed the rewards…
Providing Executive Protection Past the age of forty
On October 10, 2009 Brett Lorenzo Favre turned 40 years old during what has become arguably his best season in the NFL. True, Brett Favre has kept himself…
Surge in Demand for Female Bodyguards
I was privileged this weekend to participate in a piece that Fox News ran on the surging demand for female bodyguards. Over the last 10 years there has…
Wanted Female Bodyguards
Wanted Female Bodyguards “Sexton Executive Security is seeking females experienced in HE operations to be part of an upcoming Executive/Close Protection…
Dear Wannabe Employee,
By Hucky Austin I know that in your mind you think you are the perfect fit for Tiger Media International. However, you failed to mention what you are…
2008
Career Longevity and Retirement
Most of us in the working world have always assumed that after a certain age, it is a “reward” for many long years of work to retire. The vision of…
Myths about Celebrity Protection
I’m sure that my colleagues would agree that there is a certain “mystique” to the Bodyguard and Executive Protection industry. It is a world that can be…
Need For Female Bodyguards on the Rise
In 2006, Bodyguard Careers did a story on the need for trained female bodyguards. The need for women in the executive protection field has continued to…
Why Bodyguard?
“Hey, Hucky,” people ask, “why do you still use the term bodyguard?” Some visitors to the website have been giving me a bit of a hard time about the fact…
2007
Have Body, Will Guard
By Hucky Austin Recently the following question was posed: “what is the age cut-off to for this type of work? When is a person considered too old?” Truth…