Inside The Life Of A Billionaire Bodyguard

when a person strikes it rich and becomes famous getting some extra protection is a must and that's where a bodyguard comes in they risk their own well-being to keep their clients safe from danger yet their job has a lot more to it than just standing next to their client whilst looking intense today we're going to look behind the curtain of the wealthy's personal protection security we'll see what the job entails what training they need and the salary they bring in we'll even look at a well-known bodyguard service and how prospects are selected so let's get started first off bodyguards don't always like to be called bodyguards some within the profession find the word brings a negative connotation of being unskilled and very muscular as such they prefer terms like personal protection specialist close protection officer or executive protection agent after all one of the biggest myths is that a bodyguard has to be massive in size celebrities will tend to hire the biggest people they can find in order to make a statement yet in most situations the better a bodyguard can blend into the crowd the less likely trouble will brew the most important aspects for bodyguards are diplomacy perception and communication also being able to speak more than one language is a useful tool as such as long as the bodyguard has good fitness size is irrelevant while not all bodyguards transition from roles in the military before finding themselves protecting the elite in the u.s entry-level military jobs started around 21 000 per year whilst at the top end they could be bringing in 190 000 however while most bodyguards may not be at the top end of the military salary they aren't in active combat regularly but they still have to be wary often being a body card requires a lot of patience most events may go by with no problems yet in a moment they may need to act very very quickly bodyguards have a number of roles to cover they could be a driver they might sweep the area for bugs and devices or perhaps plan the protection strategy for a client entering a particular building it depends on who the client is and the possible risk to their safety if they're a celebrity for example the bodyguard may need to warn the overeager press from getting too close while for high risk targets they need to scout the area for any potential person with a weapon as a bodyguard to the rich they often live the life of luxury as well dining at expensive restaurants staying in pricey hotels and so on it's one of the biggest potential downfalls of the job graham dyson a professional bodyguard stated quote some begin to think that that is their lifestyle and not the clients and try to do the same thing when they are not working and bankrupt themselves unquote dyson was a bodyguard for benedict cumberbatch and was even an extra on the show sherlock showing that in the role anything could happen depending on where you live in the world there are different qualifications needed to live your inner kevin costner in the uk you'll need a license by the security industry authority or sia a sia close protection training course can cost up to 1 845 pounds or around 2552 with this you have a two-week course that covers surveillance level three close protection level three first aid and more this provides you with a bare minimum for the license you'll then need to apply for the actual license which will cost 190 pounds around 263 dollars but for those wanting to do more a bodyguard can do hostile situation training this course shows you how to react in dangerous situations and provides experience in using a variety of weapons these courses can cost up to sixteen hundred pounds or two thousand two hundred thirteen dollars altogether this gives us a price of three thousand six hundred thirty five pounds or 5 000 and 28 dollars then as long as you pass a background check and are over the age of 18 you can be a bodyguard in britain across the pond in the u.s official qualifications aren't needed but can be necessary most places will require people to have at least a high school diploma or ged equivalent but of course doing courses and further training will make the guard a lot more attractive to private security firms and clients the executive security international in colorado offers a range of programs the most intense is the ultimate training package in this 10-week course such areas as executive protection covert protection corporate security management and more are offered it'll currently set you back 23 750 bucks while in new york there's the executive protection institute they offer a wide range of courses that cover a number of different aspects for example the providing executive protection program costs three thousand nine hundred ninety nine dollars protection driving program is one thousand three hundred fifty dollars while the celebrity protection course is two thousand three hundred ninety five bucks as a bodyguard if there's a dangerous threat the most important task is to get the client to safety for those from a military and emergency services background they're trained to go towards the threat not away from it as such the role of a bodyguard does require extensive training in order to change that mindset when looking to sign up with a security firm this sort of training is provided by most of them bodyguards can work all sorts of hours for long stretches of time it's not a nine-to-five job at all it all depends on the client's demands on top of their salary the bodyguards will also be able to claim expenses such as food accommodation and so on which is useful if the client does like to venture to pricey places typically in the industry clients will be charged for the day rather than per hour there are services that do charge half days but they're rare as such in the uk bodyguards usually get between 500 pounds to 1500 pounds or 692 dollars to 2075 but some services have stated that the hourly cost for a 12-hour day works out to between 40 pounds to 80 pounds or 55 dollars to 111 the increased pay usually means the risk to the bodyguard's health will also be high hypothetically if a bodyguard worked every working day in the uk at the highest pay their yearly salary will be around 382 500 pounds or 529 131 however of course this isn't usually the case last year a number of london's wealthy were reportedly hiring top bodyguards to look after their children they would drop the children off at school wait around then take them back home some of these bodyguards were commanding a salary of up to 150 000 pounds or around 207 500 per year one of the biggest jobs in the bodyguard industry is working with the secret services presidential protection division or ppd but it's incredibly difficult to be selected during 2011 out of 15 600 special agent applicants less than one percent were chosen in order to join you have to be an american citizen between the ages of 21 to 37 although exceptions are made for certain military veterans up to the age of 40. agents have to have great eyesight and hearing undergo a background check own a valid driver's license pass a drug test and be physically fit they also have to undergo six months of training firstly at a federal law enforcement training center secondly at the james j rally training center currently the entry yearly salary for a special agent is between forty nine thousand sixteen dollars to sixty four thousand and nine dollars depending on experience through promotions it's possible to bring in one hundred forty four thousand six hundred seventy six dollars on top of this due to the law enforcement availability pay or leap they can earn a further 25 of their base salary so on the top end a special agent could be making 180 845 dollars here's our final fact finish the wealthiest bodyguard is said to be norman chazelle he led the security detail for former president of mueller peter mutherica when the president was arrested on corruption charges the finances of shazail were examined for a bodyguard he was making around 1500 a month he reportedly had assets amounting to 2.2 million dollars thanks for joining us today we'll see you next time

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Length: 8min 35sec (515 seconds)

Published: Mon Apr 26 2021