http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/ en Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:18:01 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/images/dark_vb_v2/misc/rss.jpg http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/ http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/lietuvis/19-create-own-sec-business-easy-part2.html Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:19:37 GMT EASY . Or is it? What else we may need? Well - problems will be waiting on every step. First of such which is known to every security... EASY . Or is it?

What else we may need? Well - problems will be waiting on every step.
First of such which is known to every security contractor is obtaining firearms. To obtain firearms first of all you should build speccialised room to keep firearms safely ,and only building of such room will cost your company heavily.
Another problem that most if not all sec.contractors face is - manpower. You can't accept anyone from anywhere.. Every sec.officer must be licensed and certified. It's not easy to find such people. To receive license officer must pass training , and succesfully accomplish his security certification, pass exams, do lot of paperwork and apply for license. After that officer may get his security ID. Many large sec.contractors assist their employees with training and licensing process . It is also required to check your employee phisicaly and mentaly.



Even if you did all this, your problems arent over, you are still very far from that. Under current legislation to obtain firearms you must have number of assignments in place. Want to get firearms get manpower. Want to get assignment , get firearms first af all. Magic circle. Another problem that occurs to all seccontractors is shortage in mapower .. You should think of establishing on-call department, which will cover assignments with manpower shortage.

]]> Lietuvis http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/lietuvis/19-create-own-sec-business-easy-part2.html http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/lietuvis/18-create-own-sec-business-easy-part1.html Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:18:38 GMT Law gave as right as citezens of *** to own security company. What could be easier? Open company, get licence in Law & Justice Ministry.. and seems that's it. Oh no,not yet - there will be mass of time, paperwork and money needed only on start-up stage.. It could cost in the range of 20-40,000 * Then theres recruitment of properly licensed and trained staff, also we will need a licence to buy firearms ,speccial means and other equipment,then we find few assignment and here we go.. ]]> Lietuvis http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/lietuvis/18-create-own-sec-business-easy-part1.html http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/jmaccauley/17-does-your-training-reflect-reality-really.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:56:30 GMT *Does Your Training Reflect Reality? (http://personalprotectionconcepts.info/?p=31)* Image:... Does Your Training Reflect Reality?


I was looking at my rather impressive bookcase recently when I realized that my literary tastes are kind of dark. I wish I was talking about dark, as in vampires, medieval times and your basic murder mystery, but no. I mean that I have books on ancient martial arts, terrorism, firearms, police officer survival, explosive ordnance disposal, edged weapons, crime prevention and, stalking. Of course, I have the occasional doomsday thriller just to round things out. If my home were ever searched, I’m sure I would end up on a Homeland Security watchlist. I can retrieve a volume on IED’s, money laundering or even how to pick out an armored vehicle for family protection in a violent world.
At first glance one might think I’m just slightly paranoid, but not exactly.

Since the early 80’s I have been a police instructor tasked with training officers to survive in a very dangerous environment using dangerous tools. Officer survival has become an obsession with me. I had decided early on in my career, that the way to pass on relevant and effective information was to actually “have” that information.

Unlike many who teach self defense or personal protection, I have made the commitment and sacrifice to study and evaluate many of the training programs available. These programs have been taught by military, police and martial arts instructors. A few were even taught by frauds, but that is a different story altogether.

All police officers have seen their fair share of violence and danger. They have viewed the crime scenes created by monsters and have long sinced stopped being amazed by the creative and bizarre methods of destroying lives. I enrolled in classes that teach armed and unarmed responses and became an instructor in too many to list here. Taking that knowledge and my experiences and putting together a practical training program meant cutting away the “fluff” and presenting that which I actually believed, or knew, was real.

I put together my thoughts on what I believed were the skills necessary to help both police officers and private citizens protect themselves and their loved ones from danger. I simply broke these skills down into three groups: Awareness, Avoidance and, Defense. I also believed then, and still do, that those who remained in a relaxed but alert state were better able to recognize and respond to danger early. This awareness would provide time to make adjustments to our behavior and possibly avoid a dangerous confrontation.

This seems like such a simple concept that the military and law enforcement training classes have called it “Condition Orange.” Basically this means paying attention to the surroundings. Don’t confuse this with paranoia because one can always be aware without necessarily altering our current actions. Scanning a crowded mall can become a habit and actually be so automatic that we are not consciously aware that we are doing so. This is similar to periodically checking the rear view mirror on our car while driving. Unless something appears out the ordinary, we simply glance up and refocus on the road in front of us. The sooner we see or anticipate trouble we can take action to avoid it.

It always amazes me how crime and violence can evolve over time. Just when you start to believe that a well trained person with a pistol can defend themselves, somebody drives a plane into a building. All that money spent on martial arts training seemed like a good investment until our streets became infested with mutants who don’t feel or respond to pain. I won’t even begin to try to explain suicide bombers and WMD’s.

So, where are we headed in terms of survival training these days?
At one time in my law enforcement career, I was a member of my departments SWAT team. We would train for every imaginable scenario we could. Usually we could gleen some insight by looking at other agencies successes or failures. We never actually failed ourselves because we had that 20/20 hindsight. If we needed the equipment, we requested it. If we needed training, we got it somewhere. We evolved into a paramilitary unit that we believed could handle most situations using firepower, negotiations or just patience. There are not enough hours in the day to train for all contingencies, but we tried to cover the ones most likely. Fortunately, much of the actual incidents that we trained for hardly ever occur, thankfully. Running and gunning is fun, as long as it’s only a training class.

Likewise, learning to disarm an attacker with superslick hand and foot techniques is impressive to watch. Especially when it is choreographed properly. You see, that is how it usually taught. Bad guy will do this and good will respond by doing that. The typical armed robber will place the muzzle of his pistol to the back of your head, you will raise your hands, pivot and knock the gun out the way…seriously! Just ask anyone who has actually been robbed. Sorry, but that fantasy scenario is not likely. You are more likely to be totally taken by surprise by a crazed mutant screaming at you while pointing his gun at different areas of your body while he nervously demands your money or your life. You will not have the luxury of getting into that perfect stance that you practiced and that rubber gun that you trained with has suddenly grown very large and real!

How about training in that type of environment? This can be done safely if a well trained and qualified instructor is available. Learn your physical and psychological limitations, strengths and perhaps a few simple but effective moves that can offer a degree of hope for survival. It cannot be accomplished in a 2 hour seminar or even a weekend program, but you can begin to understand the dynamics of real violence and start on the road to understanding different methods of self protection. At the very least, your responses will be tailored to you, not Bruce Lee. This has to become a lifestyle, just as diet and exercise cannot work if only practiced occasionally.

So, ask yourself if your training actually reflects reality or merely a reality that you feel comfortable in. Ask a crime victim if they could have done anything to protect themselves. You might be surprised that most will tell you that they never saw trouble coming until it was too late to do anything about it. So, perhaps the most important training would be awareness and avoidance. ]]> jmaccauley http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/jmaccauley/17-does-your-training-reflect-reality-really.html http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/jmaccauley/16-fear-management.html Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:14:10 GMT As a long time police trainer, I am of the opinion that many recruits begin their careers wanting to become the “warrior” that protects society from... As a long time police trainer, I am of the opinion that many recruits begin their careers wanting to become the “warrior” that protects society from evil, only to become disillusioned at the first sign of serious resistance from a predator. I believe it may only be a symptom of them growing up in a very “non-contact” world. Much of the violence that adolescents and teenagers experience comes in the form of interactive video games and countless hours glued to the television. When actually put into a dangerous and potentially life threatening scenario, many of these younger officers tend to fall apart and may even later question their career choice.

I understand that self preservation is a natural instinct and that intentionally putting yourself in harms way is an unnatural act, but this is what many of have chosen to do. I also believe that fear is a normal and necessary defense mechanism that was built into our DNA in order to preserve the species. That being said, it is absolutely necessary to learn to work with, around and through fear if we are to perform our protection duties.

It has been said that no one is fearless; however we can learn to fear less. For purposes of self-protection, I’ll use the term “fear” to describe the physical and emotional result of a lack of preparation, awareness and/or confidence. Although we may fear being injured or killed, it is the fear of the unknown that produces the most anxiety. Imagine a time when you thought something was going to hurt you, for example, getting a flu shot. You braced yourself, maybe even clenched your teeth, closed your eyes, tensed up and waited for the painful injection. Remember the relief when you realized that it was not so painful. In fact, it didn’t hurt at all, and you wonder why you were so concerned beforehand. Had you remembered that you have received many injections over the years and few, if any, were painful, you could have saved yourself a lot of unnecessary stress.
Does fear have a useful function in our lives? Of course it does. It prepares us to be mentally and physically ready to respond to a threat. Fear should be recognized, acknowledged, and acted upon.

Although many fear responses are psychological and emotional, there are also physiological changes that occur. An elevated heart rate, trembling, rapid breathing and a noticeable loss of fine motor skills are among the most obvious changes that our bodies experience. The longer one experiences these physical effects without doing something to combat them, the more difficult it becomes to make a conscious decision to act. This produces the ‘freezing’ effect and ultimately causes a complete surrender of rational thought and self-preservation instinct. This goes far beyond what many call “butterflies” in your stomach.
On the positive side, these are the same physical responses that are present in elite athletes prior to an event or contest. There are many stories of world-class athletes running to the bathroom minutes before a challenging situation. Some even make the pre-contest “jitters” part of a mental strategy to prepare them to perform. They have learned to recognize these symptoms as their cue to get mentally prepared to “play.” The difference between a competitive athlete and someone in a physically threatening situation is the seriousness of losing the confrontation.

Just as the athlete gets physically and mentally prepared for a “contest,” we must do the same. The more you know about your enemy/opponent, the more you can prepare for the confrontation. As preparations are made, knowledge increases and confidence begins to replace doubt. These are the elements that help us control fear: preparation, awareness and confidence.
Psychologists have made a good living by dispensing advice and techniques to combat fear. I don’t have the expertise or the inclination to compete with professionals who do that as a vocation; however, I do know what has worked for many people who find themselves in harm’s way more often than they like. There is a three-step process that has proven to be quite effective at combating fear.

1. Identify the threat;
2. Dissect and de-mystify the threat;
3. Physically train to deal with the threat.

Identify the threat.
This involves knowing the enemy, and is a necessary threat assessment process. Defenses can only be developed after knowing the strengths and weaknesses of the opposition. Using the sports analogy, watching game films of the other team assists us in pre-planning effective responses. In personal protection scenarios, it would be helpful to know who, what, where, when and how a threat may present itself. Since that would be near impossible in all situations, we must become students of human behavior, and base our preparations on knowledge gained from past incidents and attacks. This technique has been used successfully by military strategists for centuries, and is widely used by coaches and corporate executives today.
Dissect and demystify the threat.
What is it about the threat that makes it so frightening? Is it the fear of getting injured? Killed? Embarrassed? Those are legitimate fears, but are they inevitable or only remotely possible? As a child, did you have an unnatural fear of something? Were you afraid to open a closet in the dark or look under a bed when you heard a strange sound? Somehow, hopefully, over the years this fear passed as you realized that there was no real reason to fear. If you still possess these fears, keep working on them. However, if you have finally conquered these fears you are to be congratulated!

Analyze the current threat and try to determine:
a.) How likely it is to occur, and
b.) What level of danger is posed by the threat?
You can then prepare to avoid, or face and counter that threat.

Training and preparation.
As with most endeavors, there will be times when learning new techniques and honing previously learned skills becomes necessary. Rather than attempting to become an expert in all things martial, your time may be better spent in becoming proficient in other skills that will prove equally useful, and in developing your awareness capabilities to help you avoid sudden danger. Defensive tactics and firearms skills may not be as useful as defensive driving in certain situations. Stressing one over the other may prove to be disastrous, and waiting for your black belt or master pistol rating may take a good portion of your time that could be better used learning to avoid problems in the first place.

During a new police recruits orientation, I tell them that they will need to master many skills if they are to be successful at their job. Many of those skills are physical and require a certain level of proficiency. However, there are many psychological skills that will be called upon much more often and that time spent on these areas will pay big dividends throughout their career. Managing fear is at the top of my list.


Jerry ]]> jmaccauley http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/jmaccauley/16-fear-management.html http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/mjay/13-psd-medics-course-morrigans.html Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:54:36 GMT I was going to do a full blog on the course I attended in Serbia but Ive decided against it (I am not leaving myself or the company open to the... I was going to do a full blog on the course I attended in Serbia but Ive decided against it (I am not leaving myself or the company open to the snipping thats been going on of late). Any one who wants to know anything about the course or the quality of the training delivered by the team at Morrigans please pm me and i will give you a full run down. All i will say here is it was money well spent, there is a wealth of experience under the one roof. ]]> mjay http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/mjay/13-psd-medics-course-morrigans.html http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/lildev666/12-live-exercise-exam.html Thu, 08 May 2008 01:24:27 GMT This is the end piece to blog, but just start of the begining if that makes sense... The final exercise, without giving the whole thing away to... This is the end piece to blog, but just start of the begining if that makes sense...

The final exercise, without giving the whole thing away to those who decide to do the same course this is a little insight - well taster of what it could be like on a "gig".

Its not all singing and dancing... Here goes:-
We now have to put what we have learnt over the last two weeks all together to plan an OP. From start to begining working as a team. Brief, to inc mission statement, risk assessment profiling principal, Route selection & planning, recce of venue/s. Foot drills, car embuss debuss, Shift rotas, equipment checks the whole check list...


The morning we split into two groups, SAP went and did what they had to do recce of venue etc route, and the RST team put together everything for the second part of the exercise. We all pitched in drawing plans arranging risk asessments etc. We worked well as a team planning the OP now we had to put it in to practice...

Getting suited and booted, I have to say team we all looked very smart and professional...
So 18:30 arrived and time to go to PUP(pick up point) we all get into our cars I am in chase car, along with driver and 3 other CPO's, Bg in lead car along with driver.

so far so good no hick ups, all going smoothly, arrive at venue, car drills go very well as do vehicle formations and door drills and foot drills. Ok that all out the way, principal and other in venue, we take up our posistions. We are in comms with control as Surv team on look out for threat. Over comms threat has been spotted...

Out of sheer luck the prinicpal finished whatever it was principal was doing and, we had comms from BG to move out in 5. On donig that as we were leaving the threat arrived at venue as well were leaving safely in cars...

We were followed by the threat, we followed planned route and managed to loose the threat ( he thought we were going to different venue!!)

First part of excersise completed without any problems. We now had to get back to RST RV, we knew the threat was somewhere on the route, but did not know where as Surv team lost contact. We arrive at the RST venue to be followed aggresivley by threat.

We used tactics to slow the vehicle down, get the team out of the car, get lead car safely into RST RV and Chase car.

It then decides it was going to pour dwn with rain. We then had RST duties of patrolling grounds getting very wet lol. The threat appreared , comms channel also had to be changed on exercise, some taxi firm decided they would be rude and use the same channel as us , so we had to use correct proceedures to change channels mmm very familer that voice.... lol

I think it was about 02:00 hours when, we got the signal to head back in to ops room to be told exercise was over and to be de briefed, and head back to digs. In the morning @ 09:00 the exam...

Morning of Exam, ok we all bundle into the class room for exam, strict exam proceedures everything done properly out side person to oversee the exam. We get two hours to sit it....

I finished it within 15 - 20 minutes, we were allowed out if we had finished every half an hour.... We didnt get our exam results instantly we had to wait ten days for the privelidge to be told we had passed....

The questions to the exam were not difficult, they are more like ambiguos...

Dont be silly of course I passed... what were you thinking of lol Really! :p

Aaah now I also have the priveldige of paying the nice SIA people £245 for my CP licence... and waiting and waiting and errr waiting...
maybe it will be this side of christmas it plops on my door mat???:confused: In the meanwhile I have experience to gain and lots to learn... I hope I didnt bore you all to death.... ]]> lildev666 http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/lildev666/12-live-exercise-exam.html http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/lildev666/11-day-8-beyond.html Thu, 01 May 2008 14:54:01 GMT The learning curve is getting very steep, but not difficult. The course delivery is still at a very high standard and the pracitcal work we are being... The learning curve is getting very steep, but not difficult. The course delivery is still at a very high standard and the pracitcal work we are being given as well as an insight for the future is helping us with our training. I have to say surv training was very good I enjoyed it. My photography is getting better, im actually getting the whole picture in shot now hehee.

We are learning about recce's, SAP and starting to put together what we have learnt. Map reading that I had learnt a long time ago was coming back to me, after the first half hour not done it for a long time, I am finding it enjoyable. I have to say that actullay by doing practical and classroom lectures, I am taking more in.

Learning new radio proceedures, changing the way I am used to doing things...learning the military way. I can see now why its done a specific and certain way. Its done for a reason and that is because is been tried and tested, it is used over and over again for a long time and it works!

Explosives devices, searching proceedures very interesting, it opened my eyes I can tell you. Very scary all at the same, theses devices are lethal. I really enjoyed this part of the course. I have to say each section we have covered in great detail, its not just scanned over it is very detailed nothing was missed.

I will leave the best til last... Live Exercise, ina seperate blog ]]> lildev666 http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/lildev666/11-day-8-beyond.html http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/lildev666/10-days-4-7.html Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:34:03 GMT Here we go.... In no particular order... thought I would save your eyes lol and try and compact some of this, will be here forever trying to read it... Here we go....
In no particular order... thought I would save your eyes lol and try and compact some of this, will be here forever trying to read it else. I will try not to bore you too much and send you to sleep hehee
Over these three days, we covered conflict management, operational planning, route selection, Surveillance. The theory is still at a good pace to take in. Each section is split into theory and some practical. We got to execute what we learned in the classroom, which was good experience and kept the course broken up. So you weren’t falling asleep in the classroom from boredom. If I can offer any advice to anyone at this stage it would be, if you don’t understand :confused: don’t leave it until the next day to ask, ask there and then if you don’t understand something. That’s why the DS is there to help you.

We are now being set assignments, so when we leave at the end of the day we go back to our digs, we work together in our teams and complete the assignment. It had to be handed in the next morning. If you don’t hand the assignment in the following morning we were warned that we would fail, no ifs or buts...Yes before you ask the teams assignments were completed on time and handed in much to my delight. :p ]]> lildev666 http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/lildev666/10-days-4-7.html http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/lildev666/9-day-3.html Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:44:17 GMT 08:30 Start today. I had already been up for two hours and gone for my morning run - if you can call it that, ok sorta running, whilst rest of the... 08:30 Start today. I had already been up for two hours and gone for my morning run - if you can call it that, ok sorta running, whilst rest of the guys n gilrs were in digs snoring. ;)

Im not complaining yet so its a thumbs up from me. Law and legislation... ok this bit was a bit boring. My eyes are straining with the death by powerpoint usage... but its got to be covered. Reasonable use of force and "I was fearing for my life" will stick in my head.... Might be useful one day, if I am unfortunate to be standing in front of judge over some incident with an idiot. Fingers crossed it wont come to that if Im doing job properly but never say never...

This is the bit I was looking forwad to Defensive Un - Armed combat.
I was like a big kid in a playground... I have martial arts training, im still learning but I knew this was going to be a fun afternoon. We did some warm up exercises running... silly me I neednt have gone in the morning after all...
Then circuit training, then more running, some more circuit training and bag and pad work, yes you guessed it more running.

I have a confession I threw up 3/4 of the way round...went to bog and came back for more. The salad and vinergette dressing was not the best of ideas I have had before a training session - lesson learnt!

We also practiced doing the firemans carry...Yes I did it and I didnt drop anyone on their head and I ran...;)

Time for a quick break then carried on with some knife drills, dis-arming, restraining etc along with some foot drill and door drills. Im liking this...

A few had injuries so were not allowed to part take in some of the activities and firemans lift... ]]> lildev666 http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/lildev666/9-day-3.html http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/lildev666/8-day-2.html Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:16:25 GMT Here goes sorry this is a little late in coming been bit busy... Ok so Day 2 this is where the learning starts... somewhere at the begining. ... Here goes sorry this is a little late in coming been bit busy...

Ok so Day 2 this is where the learning starts... somewhere at the begining.

The basics were covered Definition of Close protection etc PES. RST and SAP. Now we are in good stead for the rest of the course, at least now when the DS talks about RST, we can looks as if we know he is talking about hehee...

Mmm what that again...aah I remember.

The clothing discussion was intereseting.
There are varying degrees of dress code, from the expensive suit to the cheap ones from the high street shops, (you know the ones I mean err peacocks and Primark. - matalan was mention..) I guess each person has their own preference... The equipment, no expense spared decent equipment that wont let you down and will last more than a week.... I mean if its going to save your life....I would prefer to pay for something decent. Not something you can pick up off ebay :eek:
Oh I nearly forgot the TL , We covered that too

Day three to follow shortly .... ]]> lildev666 http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/lildev666/8-day-2.html http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/silent/7-last-post-serbia.html Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:36:11 GMT Well, got through classification on all the weapons proving even Navy-boys can shoot!!! Even the instructors did a mexican wave around the range!!... Well, got through classification on all the weapons proving even Navy-boys can shoot!!! Even the instructors did a mexican wave around the range!!
So, all course objectives achieved and its time for an evening of light refreshments down at the Irish Bar in Novi Sad. I arrive an hour early (to get a head start so that the instructors dont feel bad for not keeping up with me!!) and am greeted with the now familiar "ALLO MEEEESTER SCHHHHMIRRRRNOFFFF!!" and await the arrival of the team. Now it is traditional in Serbia to grab a table and allow the waiter to bring everything to your table..... unless you are britmil!! where you grab a stool, crowd the bar and proceed to drink yourself to a stupor!!
On arrival we start to drink...... 4 hours later we continue to drink until Marcus the BDM (the closest thing to britmil that britmil can be without actually being britmil!!) points out that we have in fact not eaten. No problem I am thinking crisps, peanuts, scratchings??...........WRONG! :eek:
DAFFODILS!!! A vase of daffodills to be precise! The vase is emptied and we start to chow down on the contents, Marcus and I on stems and Marty and Igor on the flowery ends!!! Fatally at this point "Simon" the barman puts Elvis on the sound system..... now if you are a barman reading this let me offer a simple piece of advice.... if you have a fine collection of ex britmill drinking heavily and eating daffodills in your bar, DO NOT and i repeat DO NOT put Elvis on the jukie!! Fatal!!! Several chorus's of Suspicious Minds and In The Ghetto later and its time to say goodbye. We descend the stairs into the courtyard where Marcus proves that he is in fact not actually ex brit-mil when he projectile vomits the contents of the vase onto the streets of Novi Sad, LAUGH? I thought my pants would never dry.
Its time to leave Novi Sad, I have surpassed what I thought I could do, was taught well and proved I am actually good at what I do but probably as important as all of that I had a laugh and met some superb people in Serbia and if I am honest about it..... if I didnt have my family back home I would never have got back on that plane!
Now the job search begins..........

Course review to follow

Silent out ]]> silent http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/silent/7-last-post-serbia.html http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/silent/6-its-rick-oshea.html Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:10:13 GMT OK....... on the ranges today firing a 99, getting drills down and generally trying to remember what it was like back in the day when I had some... OK....... on the ranges today firing a 99, getting drills down and generally trying to remember what it was like back in the day when I had some co-ordination and a master eye!!!
Was a good shoot to be honest and I was better than I thought I would be.......... well nobody got hurt (bonus!!!) and even the guy on the white background with the revolver looked worried once or twice!!!
Reloads, turns, double-taps, multiple targets etc all covered and learned shedloads of techniques that I hadnt done before so all good!
Local police training on the next range were quite funny, they were staring like we had just landed as they queued for their 10 rounds each and there I was, running round like a madman.
Highlight of the day.............. instructor tells me to fire a double tap at one target, move to next point and fire a double at another moving WITH THE SPEED OF A THOUSAND GAZELLES!!!! If any of you have seen me, you would know!!!!! I carried out said drill....... WITH THE SPEED OF ONE LUMBERING WILDEBEEST......... WITH THREE LEGS..... AND GOUT!!!!
Cracking day, cracking range, cracking scran and now I am going to drink my 90p a pint beer, smoke my 60p a pack fags and watch Arsenal get stuffed!!!!!
Happy days in Silents world ]]> silent http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/silent/6-its-rick-oshea.html http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/lildev666/5-day-1.html Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:09:07 GMT Here we go ... OK so after a very long drive, about 5 hours, I arrived on site at 09:00. Met the rest of the group, there are seven students... Here we go ...

OK so after a very long drive, about 5 hours, I arrived on site at 09:00.

Met the rest of the group, there are seven students on the course including me, four male and three female. Two of the females have a military background. The rest of us have no military background, though the majority do have security related experience.

mmm already I am starting to wonder if some of the people on this course have done any research at all. I think they are in for a shock.

Yes we have also have a numpty in our group... lol

Introductions from tutor and MD, and then students. We were shown around the grounds, fillled out paper work and given our course schedules.

Lunch time, we were given keys and shown into our accommadation, which I have to say is very high standard. Self contained cottages, self catering. Two sharing a cottage, we have a steam power shower and bath, both on suite...

Afternoon we had an overview of the core units of the course and looked at roles and responsibilities of a CPO, and a presentation.

So far so good, I like the way the course is being delivered... Right time for bed.. 08:30 start ;) ]]> lildev666 http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/lildev666/5-day-1.html http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/silent/4-days-2-3.html Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:50:43 GMT Greetings from Novi Sad, Serbia. Arrived and met by Morrigan team, realised that my attempts at a covert arrival failed dismally when all 3 guys... Greetings from Novi Sad, Serbia.

Arrived and met by Morrigan team, realised that my attempts at a covert arrival failed dismally when all 3 guys pointed straight at me and said you must be Dan. Obviously the blend thing didnt happen!!
After, what can only be described as, the funniest transfer in history (with D driving minus his mexican disguise and sombrero) we arrived at my hotel. Here my covert arrival failed again and they mistook me for arriving royalty and insisted on giving me the best room in the hotel with a view over the city's old town as well as carrying my grip for me!! Bought some fags (60pence a pack) bought some more cos i thought thay had made a mistake!!! bought a beer (90 pence a pint) bought several more cos i thought they had fucked up again. Went to bed....... i think.
Morning all!!!
Woke up and had a tour of the town, nice place lots of cafe bars etc friendly locals before going to MSI offices to clear the admin (wont do details as am gonna review the course seperately) and then got told who my instructors were going to be.......... I booked the course for two reasons.... my weapons skills were to say the least rusty and I needed to brush up on Meds, so I thought basic lectures from medics and basic drills from good operators......WRONG!!! my meds are being taken by a reknowned surgeon!!!! and my drills by none other than Buck Buchanan. Now I am shitting myself!!! I am desperate trying not to look like a complete rookie (despite my complete rookie status!!) so they dont chuck me back on theplane again. No worries there... we spend an hour going through what I dont know and what little I do, so all is good again in Silents world!!
Anyway, waffling on now....... like I said I am reviewing the course in detail on my return but all is looking peachy right now. Ranges tomorrow so if you are flying over Serbia in the next day or two I would review your flight plan accordingly. I am ex-navy!!!
Speak tomorrow if you really want to open my blog!!
Stay silent!! ]]> silent http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/silent/4-days-2-3.html http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/lildev666/3-cp-training-blog.html Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:42:52 GMT Here goes my first attempt at a blog...lol Where to start, let me see, oh yeah at the beginning! Ok So I have chosen my CP course, well it choose... Here goes my first attempt at a blog...lol

Where to start, let me see, oh yeah at the beginning! Ok So I have chosen my CP course, well it choose me I guess. Either way I start on Monday 7th April, two days time.

One pre req for the course I am attending is to hold FAW – HSE qualification, yes its laughable I know (the MINIMUM requirement, yes you guessed it, decided and required by those nice people at the SIA to gain your CP licence!). I am also doing a paediatrics and a defibrillator course, both optional. Some companies who offer CP training the first aid is inclusive and have defibrillator bit included.

I chose to do my FAW - HSE, the week before at the local college, this was delivered by a former nurse who had been in A & E as well as other wards within the local hospital. The course was broken up into four days. Mornings and afternoons were spilt with theory and practical teaching so you didn’t get bored. There course was attended by 10 students, all from different backgrounds. Day four was written test in the morning, in the afternoon practical test. An external verifier from the Red Cross was brought in to assess us. I am glad to say I got the ticks in the right boxes. I put the correct bandages on the severely bleeding parts and called the make believe ambulance...my patient survived, (he got up after the lorry ran him over in the loading bay lol) my certificate is in the post. It wasn’t that difficult and most of it is common sense. I will let you know about the other two courses they are in May... watch this space for more details.

Mmm thought sometimes dangerous but in this case I think I’m safe... Should everyone in the security industry hold a First Aid qualification should it be a requirement to be able to get a license:confused: Doesn’t it state you have a duty of care... somewhere in the manual:confused: How can you carry out that duty of care without a first aid qualification:confused: Answers on a post - card, to the SIA hehee.

Ahem before I get carried away, I had better go... ]]> lildev666 http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk/blogs/lildev666/3-cp-training-blog.html