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Short answer: Before you enroll anywhere, verify that the school is legally authorized to operate, understand exactly what its credentials do and don’t allow you

Short answer: You can start a bodyguard career without prior security experience, but you can’t skip the groundwork. You’ll need to be legally eligible to

Go inside Pacific West Academy’s combatives program with Benjamin “Benji” Rosenfeld, PWA’s Combatives Lead Instructor. No fluff — just how real executive protection combatives are

Executive protection training is often discussed through professionalism, presence, planning, image, and experience. Those elements matter. They are part of the profession. But they do

Yes, a security guard can become an executive protection agent, but the transition is not automatic. Working security gives you a useful foundation. You may

No, you do not always need military or law enforcement experience to become a bodyguard or executive protection agent. Military and law enforcement backgrounds can

Yes, executive protection training can be worth it for civilians, but only if you understand what you are actually buying. You are not buying a

Executive protection and security guard work are related, but they are not the same career. A security guard usually protects a location, property, post, business,

Working armed security can be a strong starting point for executive protection, but it is not the same job. An armed security officer may already

Yes, women can become executive protection agents. The better question is not whether women can do the job. The better question is whether a candidate

No, you do not need to be huge to become a bodyguard or executive protection agent. Size can help in some situations, but size is