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What happened: A Somali counter-terrorism force, the Puntland Security Force (PSF), which was created and mentored by the CIA and Navy SEALS, used US-made weapons in a deadly internal conflict that resulted in at least 22 deaths, including two children.
In this short article, I want to address the main questions that many people looking for a career in close protection have in the early stages of their careers. To clarify, the commercial close protection industry is challenging for most people to enter, mainly because it is a very small and 'cliquey' world where doors usually open for people if they know the right people.
There's no denying that security and close protection work is mentally and emotionally demanding. Life-threatening situations, exposure to graphic scenes, distressed individuals, and violent perpetrators as well as the occupational stressors such as unsocial working hours and being away from home mean you need to be operating at peak levels of resilience.
Only an industry spawned from the military could give rise to the array of acronyms used to describe security companies. There's PSC - Private Security Companies. PMC - Private Military Companies. And CSC - Commercial Security Companies-the acronym I believe is most accurate because all security companies exist for one reason only.
Our primary mission is to ensure the safety of our protectee, but the other side of the sword, is we cannot accomplish our mission if we put ourselves in jeopardy. So how do we protect ourselves while accomplishing our mission?