US training

Like a lot of people have already said there are a lot of good training companies, it just a matter of investigating the one you are interested in.

What skills are you looking for, a broad based course or say one that concentrate on CP, handguns for example and does that company specialize in what I want or do they offer everything under the sun.

Initially, I would say do the course to improve your skills rather than top up your CV, As usual employment is more about who you know, and who vouchers for you rather than what's on the paper. So these courses can also be a good sources of contacts for you so make sure you ask about the other people attending the course. I like to hear such things as "such and such company will be sending people on this course" rather than "We get a lot of civilains who have just got a CCW or bought an AR15 from the local gun shop who want to learn some skills"
 
Check into Tactical Response if you want no bullshit real world firearms training. I've taken a few of the courses they offer, and I have yet to find a more realistic training opportunity. There are MANY operators going there to train, from Delta to SEALs, SAS to Norwegian Marine Commandos - just some of the guys I've bumped into over the years training down there. Good enough for them...
 
I'm sceduled to attend Icon's January Celeb\VIP course. Five days... and teh focus is on celebrity protection... but the basics should be the same. This is NOT the arena that I ultimately wish to work in, but I've been "planning" the career move for so long now that I felt an inexpensive, entry-level course would be a good idea to reset the motivation, get down the basics of formations. advance etc. and remind me what I'm supposed to be scraping my savings to gether for. Next Fall or Winter will be the time for a more intense curriculum.
 
Im doing a 10 day HECPO course with Trojan Securities in the US in March, bolted on a 2 day weapons refresher, just to get me back into it. Really looking forward to it. Hopefully with be able to gain employment when i've done the course.
 
Swamp, you and I are in the same boat. I have been hearing a lot of good things about Trojan up in Arkansas and thinking of going to their PSD course just for the training. I contacted by email and got word back in less than an hour with full details of the course and price. The Price is good compare to a lot of the other schools I have looked at.

I considered CRI in Las Vegas but no one really has anything good or bad to say about them.

By the way, looks like were are from the same area. You from EBRP?
 
type in CASS in the search box up top and read the other postings on CASS "Center for Advanced Security Studies" in florida operating under the domain "www.bodyguardschool.com" but you make the check out to "Flashpoint International" and you "Train" in Deland Florida but the mailing address is Daytona Beach, etc etc.

You go live in a 2 story house in Deland and act like your a body guard for 29 days. You eat well but you get rudimentary training at best and the certificate is not worth the paper it is printed on. You drink the kool aid, believe Shawn is God, he may let you go do some power points for a week or two if your lucky somewhere. Ask around any security company you want and see what they think of this "training" It is a total joke. They are unaccredited, un licensed, and un insured. They can't even place you as a mall security guard and that is a fact. CASS likes to have you fill out a "application" so they can take the low end of whats out there. Anyone with any real world experience has come to learn after several months that they wasted their time.

If you want to get a familiarization course in CPO type work. Then look around and see what is out there. Just know that you will not get work as a bodyguard without an extensive amount of experience and hard work.
 
graham306 said:
Im doing a 10 day HECPO course with Trojan Securities in the US in March, bolted on a 2 day weapons refresher, just to get me back into it. Really looking forward to it. Hopefully with be able to gain employment when i've done the course.
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MAke sure you are legal to shoot. You do know that as a Brit, without the right paperwork, you cannot touch a firearm right?. If you do, its a felony.
 
guardaespaldas said:
I'm sceduled to attend Icon's January Celeb\VIP course. Five days... and teh focus is on celebrity protection... but the basics should be the same. This is NOT the arena that I ultimately wish to work in, but I've been "planning" the career move for so long now that I felt an inexpensive, entry-level course would be a good idea to reset the motivation, get down the basics of formations. advance etc. and remind me what I'm supposed to be scraping my savings to gether for. Next Fall or Winter will be the time for a more intense curriculum.
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Did you attend The Icon course?
 
Kelemansa said:
Have a look here maybe this companie have full legal paper work in US.
Academi
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There is nothing on that site to say that they take care of the paperwork to make it legal for Brits or any other foreign visitor to shoot. As far as I know, we are the only company that do the paperwork for you and guarantee that you would be legal
 
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mpctc said:
Do you actually understand English, or do you just make random comments?
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You say Academi website have nothing abaut the legality you talk abaut your training campanie do for expats training firearms in US.
So I only advise call to Academi and make the question abaut the issue you raize here.
And I supose they take care of that since they have world wide students training in they underfull training camps in US.
Is only that.
Maybe is you make randon comments.
Or maybe not if is a rent firearms training range used for provide private training.
 
Not a bad effort, when English is not his first or practised language.
I'm not saying; if his English was better, you'd be better able to understand him.
Just it's a better effort than most of us could make in a foriegn tongue/language I suppose.
 
mts said:
Did you attend The Icon course?
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Yes. I attended the Celeb\V.I.P. course in January of 2011 in Minneapolis. (Yes... it was freezing.) I posted a very brief summary\review way back then.

Trojan claims to do full qualifying paperwork for "Internationals". They're one of only a few who are authorized in the US.
 
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guardaespaldas said:
Yes. I attended the Celeb\V.I.P. course in January of 2011 in Minneapolis. (Yes... it was freezing.) I posted a very brief summary\review way back then.

Trojan claims to do full qualifying paperwork for "Internationals". They're one of only a few who are authorized in the US.
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Good. I did a quick search but could not ind it. In a word, were you satisfied with Icon?
 
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