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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

In mid 90s on TV was a production on 'how to be a body guard' the guy had a film crew follow him through the selection process and then the actual course to be fully qualified.

It was an Ltd owned by gov. Ran by serving s.a.s never before opening doors to 'Joe public'.

So I had followed the production and thought looked exciting lifestyle, but had no interest in being a BG taking a bullet or knife for some tit

who has more money than me, but I called them up. Booked myself on selection course.

Was a training camp, 39 of us, three civilians, 2 blokes (including myself) and a female, we had all seen it on TV, thought looked exciting...everyone else from serving military, ex military, home office, mi5, mercenaries (real ones, but ex military), one cop, two French foreign legion.

So after a weekend of being punished, treated like shit by some very hard looking men ha and touching cloth when an instructor blew a bag up next to me remotely haha or almost pissing my pants when an instructor gave me a burning item and ran...but still I was one of only 18 to pass.

I went on to do two other courses and passed both yet never felt the desire to work in the industry.

I wonder if anyone else has worked in the industry as I often wonder how different my life might have been if had worked in the industry.

It was an interesting skill set I learned but guess not much call for it in every day life haha

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By *al2001Man over a year ago

kildare

"In mid 90s on TV was a production on 'how to be a body guard' the guy had a film crew follow him through the selection process and then the actual course to be fully qualified.

It was an Ltd owned by gov. Ran by serving s.a.s never before opening doors to 'Joe public'.

So I had followed the production and thought looked exciting lifestyle, but had no interest in being a BG taking a bullet or knife for some tit

who has more money than me, but I called them up. Booked myself on selection course.

I went on to do two other courses and passed both yet never felt the desire to work in the industry.

I wonder if anyone else has worked in the industry as I often wonder how different my life might have been if had worked in the industry.

It was an interesting skill set I learned but guess not much call for it in every day life haha"

At least you got to keep the sunglasses

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"In mid 90s on TV was a production on 'how to be a body guard' the guy had a film crew follow him through the selection process and then the actual course to be fully qualified.

It was an Ltd owned by gov. Ran by serving s.a.s never before opening doors to 'Joe public'.

So I had followed the production and thought looked exciting lifestyle, but had no interest in being a BG taking a bullet or knife for some tit

who has more money than me, but I called them up. Booked myself on selection course.

I went on to do two other courses and passed both yet never felt the desire to work in the industry.

I wonder if anyone else has worked in the industry as I often wonder how different my life might have been if had worked in the industry.

It was an interesting skill set I learned but guess not much call for it in every day life haha

At least you got to keep the sunglasses

Haha good one, but they my glasses and from the 80s

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By *al2001Man over a year ago

kildare

"In mid 90s on TV was a production on 'how to be a body guard' the guy had a film crew follow him through the selection process and then the actual course to be fully qualified.

It was an Ltd owned by gov. Ran by serving s.a.s never before opening doors to 'Joe public'.

So I had followed the production and thought looked exciting lifestyle, but had no interest in being a BG taking a bullet or knife for some tit

who has more money than me, but I called them up. Booked myself on selection course.

I went on to do two other courses and passed both yet never felt the desire to work in the industry.

I wonder if anyone else has worked in the industry as I often wonder how different my life might have been if had worked in the industry.

It was an interesting skill set I learned but guess not much call for it in every day life haha

At least you got to keep the sunglasses

Haha good one, but they my glasses and from the 80s

So they were even old fashioned in the mid 90s on your training course

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"In mid 90s on TV was a production on 'how to be a body guard' the guy had a film crew follow him through the selection process and then the actual course to be fully qualified.

It was an Ltd owned by gov. Ran by serving s.a.s never before opening doors to 'Joe public'.

So I had followed the production and thought looked exciting lifestyle, but had no interest in being a BG taking a bullet or knife for some tit

who has more money than me, but I called them up. Booked myself on selection course.

I went on to do two other courses and passed both yet never felt the desire to work in the industry.

I wonder if anyone else has worked in the industry as I often wonder how different my life might have been if had worked in the industry.

It was an interesting skill set I learned but guess not much call for it in every day life haha

At least you got to keep the sunglasses

Haha good one, but they my glasses and from the 80s

So they were even old fashioned in the mid 90s on your training course

Not sure about old fashioned?

They same frame Boeing had made for their jumbo pilots. They also used the same frame in Porsche classes.

Those are actually high altitude (over 30k) lenses. Eye protection always been important to me

They are still cool today as was yesterdays dude. You not think?

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By *thwalescplCouple over a year ago

brecon

"In mid 90s on TV was a production on 'how to be a body guard' the guy had a film crew follow him through the selection process and then the actual course to be fully qualified.

It was an Ltd owned by gov. Ran by serving s.a.s never before opening doors to 'Joe public'.

So I had followed the production and thought looked exciting lifestyle, but had no interest in being a BG taking a bullet or knife for some tit

who has more money than me, but I called them up. Booked myself on selection course.

I went on to do two other courses and passed both yet never felt the desire to work in the industry.

I wonder if anyone else has worked in the industry as I often wonder how different my life might have been if had worked in the industry.

It was an interesting skill set I learned but guess not much call for it in every day life haha"

Guess some folks got more money than sense, pretty pointless paying for courses that you don't use?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Shame 'cos that skill set could provide you with loads of different opportunities, working with celebs, politicians etc.

I do now a a guy who works in the is world plus he's a damn fine martial arts coach.

So kudos for surviving and passing, just a shame you're not using those cool skills.

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By *phroditeWoman over a year ago

(She/ her) in Sensualityland

"In mid 90s on TV was a production on 'how to be a body guard' the guy had a film crew follow him through the selection process and then the actual course to be fully qualified.

It was an Ltd owned by gov. Ran by serving s.a.s never before opening doors to 'Joe public'.

So I had followed the production and thought looked exciting lifestyle, but had no interest in being a BG taking a bullet or knife for some tit

who has more money than me, but I called them up. Booked myself on selection course.

I went on to do two other courses and passed both yet never felt the desire to work in the industry.

I wonder if anyone else has worked in the industry as I often wonder how different my life might have been if had worked in the industry.

It was an interesting skill set I learned but guess not much call for it in every day life haha"

I can relate to this (Not the actual training but the idea of trying something new for the sake of it.

Life is for living and learning, and I cannot see myself ever stop learning new things.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

The glasses and fifty yard stare are all you need.

I spent seventeen years in the industry and now semi retired. Yes I have travelled the world. Some great places. Some complete shit holes.

It's a single mans game and takes a burden on any relationship.

If you have the notion you will be cutting around all the time giving it large you are sadly mistaken. Most of the time you end up waiting around. For example I spent six weeks looking after a Saudi Princess who left her hotel room twice. But every day I was ready to move immediately.

Some countries you are more likely to die from bad drivers than an attack. Or like I did spent a week dosed up on Imodium battling the local cuisine in India.

However over the years I have become very adept at a crossword and sudoku. Mr L.

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"Shame 'cos that skill set could provide you with loads of different opportunities, working with celebs, politicians etc.

I do now a a guy who works in the is world plus he's a damn fine martial arts coach.

So kudos for surviving and passing, just a shame you're not using those cool skills."

Thanks bud.

Yeah that isn't the half of it. Amazing what doors it opened, however non of that really interests me anymore to be honest.

I lost touch with a few off the course and have never in all these years since met any bg's, so guess I will never know how different things could have been ha

I did in 2006 drive a VIP from Italy to Russia, having had a chat with a guy on a plane, and he hooked me up. Just cost me like £16 on Ryan air haha to fly to Italy.

Guess the money was good, but he was a rude fat ass hole in the back, who twice felt like, stopping car in Alps, flinging him out and driving off haha other than that never worked in industry

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"The glasses and fifty yard stare are all you need.

I spent seventeen years in the industry and now semi retired. Yes I have travelled the world. Some great places. Some complete shit holes.

It's a single mans game and takes a burden on any relationship.

Some countries you are more likely to die from bad drivers than an attack. Or like I did spent a week dosed up on Imodium battling the local cuisine in India.

However over the years I have become very adept at a crossword and sudoku. Mr L. "

Thanks for your input bud.

I hear what your saying. It isn't much different from what was told after did the last course, that the jobs like taking wife to shops and picking kids up at school. Everyone has a place. I know its all team work and part of a team looking after the VIP or whoever, but it seemed could have been great but then likely I'd have ended up dead

Perhaps through silly judgement on my part

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"The glasses and fifty yard stare are all you need.

I spent seventeen years in the industry and now semi retired. Yes I have travelled the world. Some great places. Some complete shit holes.

It's a single mans game and takes a burden on any relationship.

Some countries you are more likely to die from bad drivers than an attack. Or like I did spent a week dosed up on Imodium battling the local cuisine in India.

However over the years I have become very adept at a crossword and sudoku. Mr L. "

So Mr L..did you come from a military background into that industry or was you a civi and got into say through doors on clubs or something?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

OP, have you thought about using the qualification to get into training others?

I travel to Middle East twice a year on business on a contract we have with MOD, and last year I had to complete a CONDO course. that's Contractors On Deployed Operations.

The instructors are all ex SAS, Marines, Para's etc. Course content covers how to act if you're abducted, spotting mines, how to "blend in" with the locals, first aid to treat bullet wounds, knife wounds, explosive injuries etc.

Could be a really interesting career move and a lot safer than being a BG

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"The glasses and fifty yard stare are all you need.

I spent seventeen years in the industry and now semi retired. Yes I have travelled the world. Some great places. Some complete shit holes.

It's a single mans game and takes a burden on any relationship.

Some countries you are more likely to die from bad drivers than an attack. Or like I did spent a week dosed up on Imodium battling the local cuisine in India.

However over the years I have become very adept at a crossword and sudoku. Mr L.

So Mr L..did you come from a military background into that industry or was you a civi and got into say through doors on clubs or something?"

It doesn't matter what your back ground is. CP skills are generally a lot different to general military skills. The same as HECP is different to domestic (business/diplomatic). Military CP again different to commercial CP.

Ultimately do you look the part, have the skill set and bags of common sense with a reasonably high level of intelligence will get you further than a cap badge.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"OP, have you thought about using the qualification to get into training others?

I travel to Middle East twice a year on business on a contract we have with MOD, and last year I had to complete a CONDO course. that's Contractors On Deployed Operations.

Could be a really interesting career move and a lot safer than being a BG

Using your quals to train others is a definite no no. There are too many instructors out there who have done the same and it's the blind leading the blind from a power point presentation. Frankly get some experience. At least five years before considering. The industry is in a shit state because of this with no one trusting the quals nowadays anyway. Experience is everything.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS over a year ago

Central

I think it's great to enrich our minds and to explore and question as much as we can. I've used bodyguards in other countries and appreciate their quiet confidence, allowing me to feel relatively more secure. The special services ops in the USA that I've known have all been great, handling the complexity of what could be going on at any point.

The industry could be much larger here than it is, as they mainly seem to operate from the rigid perspective of those running much of the business. And it doesn't have to just be about people with celeb levels of wealth and terror level threats imo.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I think it's great to enrich our minds and to explore and question as much as we can. I've used bodyguards in other countries and appreciate their quiet confidence, allowing me to feel relatively more secure. The special services ops in the USA that I've known have all been great, handling the complexity of what could be going on at any point.

It's whoever can pay the bill.

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

It's whoever can pay the bill. "

Thanks bud for all your info and taking time to answer my questions, hats off to you sir.

I do agree with you with regards to any training, and training people, besides I have no hands on experience, no working in different environments, yes im well traveled and have spent time in 3rd world countries... in shit infested streets, but guess it takes years to gain experience, like most things, not gonna happen over night. Thanks anyway bud..is good to have a proper bg's valued opinion

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"The glasses and fifty yard stare are all you need.

I spent seventeen years in the industry and now semi retired. Yes I have travelled the world. Some great places. Some complete shit holes.

It's a single mans game and takes a burden on any relationship.

Some countries you are more likely to die from bad drivers than an attack. Or like I did spent a week dosed up on Imodium battling the local cuisine in India.

However over the years I have become very adept at a crossword and sudoku. Mr L.

So Mr L..did you come from a military background into that industry or was you a civi and got into say through doors on clubs or something?

Ultimately do you look the part, have the skill set and bags of common sense with a reasonably high level of intelligence will get you further than a cap badge. "

So tell me...did you enjoy the life?

I guess very much so..if you been in it 17 years

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"The glasses and fifty yard stare are all you need.

I spent seventeen years in the industry and now semi retired. Yes I have travelled the world. Some great places. Some complete shit holes.

It's a single mans game and takes a burden on any relationship.

Some countries you are more likely to die from bad drivers than an attack. Or like I did spent a week dosed up on Imodium battling the local cuisine in India.

However over the years I have become very adept at a crossword and sudoku. Mr L.

So Mr L..did you come from a military background into that industry or was you a civi and got into say through doors on clubs or something?

Ultimately do you look the part, have the skill set and bags of common sense with a reasonably high level of intelligence will get you further than a cap badge.

So tell me...did you enjoy the life?

I guess very much so..if you been in it 17 years "

Yes it can be very rewarding.

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