Government and public officials, corporate leaders and celebrities have been known to hire a personal guard on occasion to protect themselves against the possibility of attack upon their. Being employed as a personal guard takes more than being able to fight off potential assailants and a willingness to take a bullet for your employer. It also requires the knowledge and experience to recognize and assess potential risks to the person you are hired to protect.
Not all threats faced by a personal guard will be obvious and some will be in the form of cyber attacks rather than personal attacks. Gaining access to an individual's personal information can be almost as devastating as gaining access to their private residence in order to inflict bodily harm. Being a personal guard is no longer the glamorous job of hobnobbing with the rich and famous with access to restricted areas. It also requires a thorough understanding of all types of risks one may face.
Risk assessment is probably the number one thing in which a potential personal guard needs to become thoroughly experienced. Being able to predict a personal or indirect attack that could cause harm to the one they are hired to protect is one of the parts of the job that has utmost importance. Understanding the types of threats that could be made against their employer will help them better plan for any potential attack.
Prevention May Be Worth More Than Protection
Very few individuals will hire a personal guard who has the “Rambo” attitude and is willing to take a bullet meant for them. They would much rather hire someone that is capable of insuring that bullet is never fired. An experienced personal guard can insure the safety of their employer without fearing for their own lives in the meantime.
Planning routes for travel, as well as providing of the individual’s property, is paramount to the employer’s safety as much as standing between them and a potential threat. While there may be times when a personal guard is open to danger, depending on the person being protected, in most instances mitigating the dangers before they appear is much more desirable.
Advance warnings of any potential threats are often the goal of most personal guards as they arrange different ways for their employer to conduct their business. Keeping them out of danger is infinitely more preferable than protecting them from that danger without knowing ahead of time that the potential danger exists.
