Bodyguard Qualifications

Video Transcript

"The way you become an executive protection agent, you need to number one have some experience in this field or get, or obtain some experience and training, if you don't have the higher level of experience from some other prior employment or position. There are numerous venues, locations, training institutes, firms that provide executive protection training. My caution to the entry level individual is to be very very knowledgeable of number one the institution that he is talking with. The agency that he is speaking with. Know the background and credentials of the individuals that are going to be providing your training. There are so many locations and venues that, there are many out there that are just plain rip offs. We've been involved with a few of these locations and venues that we've reported to the authorities for investigation because of their fraud tactics. So you have to be very careful as to who you solicit for your training. My firm J. A. Lasorsa & Associates is one of the firms that does provide executive protection training. As well as defensive and evasive driver training. You need to look at the credentials. That's the most important thing. Look at the background of the individuals that are providing this training. Because you do have a plethora of agencies and firms that all of a sudden become, they claim to be experts. They get licensed by their state. They don't have the prerequisite background in the field, and yet they will pretend to be experts. Pretend to have the vast experience. And pretend to provide the extensive training that they are claiming. But you have to look through it and read between the lines. Well the skill sets required for an executive protection agent at the entry level are pretty minimal. I mean you need to first find out if you are geared for this field. If you're cut out for it. And you can do that by, my suggestion, is first attending a moderately priced course. And you want to be careful again as the course that you select to get that training and experience behind you."