Taking an EP/Armed Guard Course

[LowSpeed_HighDrag]

Im going PTAD here soon to a EP/Armed Guard. Most of these are CA cert's but some are national I believe, like the non-resident CCW permits. The course, materials, ammo, etc are all covered through my TA. I plan on going to the Police Academy in Aurora, CO when I EAS from the Corps next year, so my question is if any of these certificates will be a major factor in me being hired by an LE agency?


Here's the email I got:


We have been conducting executive protection & security training to active duty military personnel transitioning out. The course is 100% covered by tuition assistance which means no out-of-pocket expense for the participants. You literally pay nothing.

We've done three courses so far for Camp Pendleton Marines and are trying to get the word out. The first part of the course is heavy with BSIS certifications, the second part of the course focuses on Executive Protection.

The BSIS certs are delivered by Absolute Tactical Training

The Executive Protection module is delivered by our firm Secfor International

Here's a summary of the course:

Certified Armed Protective Specialist (CAPS)

2 week Executive Protection / Security Course available to active duty Military personnel without any out-of-pocket cost to the student. The Certified Armed Protection Specialist (CAPS) course curricula has been approved by US Military Education offices and is covered by US Military Tuition Assistance.

During the security certification module of the course, sixteen California State (BSIS) approved certificates are achieved. Certificates are awarded upon graduation, including:

- California Guard Card (Mandatory for EP work in California)
- Powers to Arrest
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Baton
- Taser M/X26
- OC / Chemical Agent
- Handcuffing
- Exposed Weapons permit* (Mandatory to work armed EP in California)
- Officer Safety
- Handling Difficult People
- Legal Aspects & Liabilities
- Introduction to Executive Protection
- Observation and Documentation
- Communication
- Public Relations

*Includes range fees and ammunition

Other Certifications & Permits awarded:

- Utah Concealed Weapons Permit
- Florida Concealed Weapons Permit
- Executive Protection Specialist Certificate (4-day module)
- Mexico Protective Operations

The Executive Protection Module topics include:

- Principles of Protection
- Anatomy of a Protective Detail
- Single agent vs. Team Tactics
- Walking Formations
- Attacks On Principal Drills(AOPs)
- Tactical Combat Casualty Care introduction
- Executive Protection Defensive Tactics
- Concealed Weapons Tactics
- Surveillance Detection - Fixed site and Mobile
- Vehicle basics / Team placement / Armored Vehicle Characteristics & use
- Nuances of Celebrity & Corporate Protection details
- Arrivals and Departures
- Security Driving Principles
- Terrorist / Kidnapper/ Assassin Methods & Vulnerabilities
- Vehicle down immediate action drills
- Driver Down Drills
- Security Advances - Route & Site surveys
- Mission package preparation (Computer lab)
- Proper Etiquette, Protocols & Professionalism
- Industry outlook - Domestic & International
- Networking & Getting work
- Mexico Protective Operations

We also offer recruitment assistance and facilitate interviews with top agencies that hire protection specialists domestically and internationally.
Several of our recent graduates are already going through the hiring process with domestic and OCONUS security firms.

If any active duty personnel are interested, call or email me and we will guide you through the process.

[kmrtnsn]

None of this will help you get picked up by a L.E. agency.

Want to get picked up by an L.E. agency? Get a B.A./B.S. in anything, learn to write impeccably (reports will make or break your career), speak a foreign language fluently that is used in your community, have no criminal record/history of any kind, be squared away, be prepared to move, and set your resume apart from all of the others flooding HR's in-box in a time of zero hiring budgets. Now more than ever departments can afford to be very, very picky.

[LowSpeed_HighDrag]

None of this will help you get picked up by a L.E. agency.

Want to get picked up by an L.E. agency? Get a B.A./B.S. in anything, learn to write impeccably (reports will make or break your career), speak a foreign language fluently that is used in your community, have no criminal record/history of any kind, be squared away, be prepared to move, and set your resume apart from all of the others flooding HR's in-box in a time of zero hiring budgets. Now more than ever departments can afford to be very, very picky.

Well thanks for pissing in my cheerios haha. Regardless, I'm mainly taking it to get out of work for two weeks, but wanted to see if it might help out. Either way, I'll throw it on a resume and see where it gets me.

[kmrtnsn]

Well thanks for pissing in my cheerios haha. Regardless, I'm mainly taking it to get out of work for two weeks, but wanted to see if it might help out. Either way, I'll throw it on a resume and see where it gets me.

Good luck, Marine. Semper Fi.