Executive ProtectionGlossary


Advance- Work conducted before
going operational
• A S T – Advance Security Teams
• A-Stain- Afghanistan
• AKA – Also Known As
• ASAP – As soon as possible
• Ass Clown – An individual who is
foolish in their actions
• B G – Bodyguard
• Binned – Kicked out or off a training
course
• Booted and Suited – Dressed in a
suit and Tie, ready for work
• Bug Out – Immediate Client
• Evacuation
• CAT – Counter assault team
•CP – Close Protection
• CQB – Close Quarter Battle
• CEO – Chief Executive Officer
• CI- Combat Indicators
• Cherry – A new trainee Bodyguard
• Client – Employer i.e. VIP or Principal
• Contact – VIP's safety has been
compromised
• E C S – Electronic Counter
Surveillance
• EPO – Executive Protection Officer
• EPS- Executive Protection Specialist
• EPT – Executive Protection Team
• Fubar – messed up beyond all
recognition
• Ghosts – Undercover Protection
Officers
• I E D – Improvised Explosive Device
• Insurgents -
• VBIED- Vehicle Borne Explosive
device
• Murphy's Law – What can go wrong
will go. wrong
• Operational – Working
• Operational Arena – Location of
operation
• Principal- The individual that you are
hired to protect
• PSD- Personal Security Detachment
• RC- Route Cards
• R & R – Rest & Recuperation
• RV – Rendezvous Point
• SOP's – Standard Operating
Procedures
• Spook – Intelligence Officer or
operative
• Stint – An overseas duty
• TOS- Time on station
• V I P – Very Important Person
• Venue- Location of an event where
• Well- The far most rear position in a
vehicle
• WTA- Written Threat Assessment