Bodyguard thought he was a gunman

I have worked in executive protection for various clients and individuals and have met many so called bodyguards during my experience. It is important to note that a bodyguard is not the same as a protection professional. It’s not just the difference in training, it’s in the attitude.

In this case, he was protecting a client in Sydney during a period of time when he was operating at a higher level of risk and had been threatened by people with the motivation and resources to carry out their threats.

assigned operators

Since there are not dozens of professional protection officers around, the client will contact a bodyguard service company if they have little time to respond to threats. In this case, I was assigned one of these bodyguards to protect one level in the corporate office as additional support for me while I moved with the directors.

First impressions last a long time. I always find it interesting when security guards meet, there seems to be a short period of competition as each tries to justify and prove that he is more experienced than the other. Commonly known as a pissing competition.

He started by telling me that he was in the navy special forces and has been involved in various military operations and such. This is never a good way to start for security guards because they haven’t confirmed what the other guard has been involved in, especially military service information, because they could be talking to someone who actually has service or has been involved in that operation. in particular. .

Then comes whoever has the biggest and best gun

Quickly the conversation turns to which weapon you prefer and what you carry. Most of my protection details have been put together because of my background, but I was trained to understand one vital fact. Your weapon is just a tool and you select the right tool for the right job, regardless of which one you prefer. No executive protection officer who is required to be armed will pick up a weapon on a job that is not fit for the job.

I was using a pancake holster from a belt and have used it more often than others. He proudly showed me his gun and holster. We were in the customer corridor waiting for him to introduce himself to the director while he found out more about this bodyguard. He was starting to get the strange feeling that I wasn’t going to like what I found.

The shoulder holster was a western-style leather holster with a white elastic strap harness. I asked about the white elastic and he told me that he had constructed the harness himself out of sweatpants elastic waistband material for a better fit since the leather harness was uncomfortable to wear.

In the holster was a chrome-plated long-barreled revolver.

Get back up quickly

I quietly told him to wait here while I contact my boss.

I went to the end of the hall and called my boss to explain the situation. As he explained that he didn’t want this guy to work with me because of the potential risks, the bodyguard overheard me complaining about the modified holster.

He decided to prove me wrong about the holster and actually snapped his revolver into action towards me as I was standing in the client lobby.

I lost the fight

I can still see it all in slow motion as the other bodyguard quickly drew his shoulder-holstered revolver. The entire sheath came off of his body because of the elastic band and was stretched almost two feet from his body before it ripped.

The elastic snapped at some point and he tossed the holster and revolver over his shoulder about 10 feet down the hall. He was still standing with my boss’s phone in hand.

without an explosion

I just repeated to my boss that she is going home now because she tried to point her real gun at me and ended up knocking it to the ground in the client lobby.

The boss agreed to send him home.

Get the right bodyguard

There are many security guards who tell people that they have done bodyguard jobs for various people. Often what they are referring to is work they may have been involved in working with a local musician or entertainer, mostly in a crowd control role while attending some clubs or signings.

This Isn’t Executive Protection Professional bodyguards prepare route plans, advance parties, and other details that other bodyguards don’t even know about. A professional bodyguard tries to finish his shift without a single incident, which includes avoiding negative reputation incidents.

Always ask what the bodyguard did to protect their previous clients and how they ensured the director’s safety. Do worry if the details mainly focus on the level of martial arts or fighting ability they possess.

The bodyguard has failed if a fight was not prevented or avoided.