COURSE OVERVIEW
August 17-21
Executive Protection Fundamentals is an immersive five-day training program designed for law enforcement personnel seeking foundational executive protection skills. Students will learn protective operations, intelligence gathering, route planning, protective formations, medical response, firearms fundamentals, and executive protection best practices through classroom instruction and practical exercises.
Enrollment is limited and early registration is strongly encouraged. Future course dates will be announced soon.
Course Highlights
✔ Executive Protection Roles, Formations & Mindset
✔ Protective Intelligence & OSINT
✔ Advance Work & Route Planning
✔ Protective Driving Concepts
✔ Tactical Medical (TECC / MARCH)
✔ Firearms & CQB Concepts
✔ Capstone Practical Scenarios
Learning Objectives
✔ Conduct basic advances and site surveys
✔ Plan protective movements
✔ Work within executive protection formations
✔ Apply protective medical fundamentals
✔ Conduct safe firearms work at executive protection distances
✔ Understand protective driving concepts
✔ Operate professionally around principals and staff
Hosted in Partnership with Metro Nashville Police Department
Developed specifically for active law enforcement professionals, this intensive course emphasizes real-world application and contemporary best practices. On completion, attendees will earn 40 hours of POST-certified training credit and leave with actionable skills that can be immediately implemented on protective assignments.
INSTRUCTORS
COURSE FORMAT
✔ Welcome, Admin, Safety Brief & Course Overview
✔ Pre-Test Practical: Principal Movement Exercise
✔ EP Roles & Responsibilities — History, Formations, Threat Assessment
✔ Legal & Ethical Considerations — Use of Force
✔ Introduction to Advances & Site Surveys
✔ Protective Intelligence & OSINT — Public records, social media, open-source research
✔ Route & Alternate Route Planning — Primary/Secondary/Tertiary + Medical Facilities
✔ Foot Formations & Principal Movement
✔ Drone Operations with Instructor Collins — Overwatch Scenarios, Students Fly Drones
✔ Arrivals/Departures & Vehicle Interface — Load/Unload Drills, Door Control, Blocking
✔ Protective Driving Theory — Vehicle Selection, Seating, Cover vs Concealment
✔ Slow-Speed Practical Drills — Precision Parking, Button-Hook, 3-Point Turns Under Pressure
✔ EP Medical by Defend Systems — MARCH, Tourniquets, Chest Seals, Stop the Bleed
✔ Range Safety Brief, Medical Plan Confirmation & Weapons Check
✔ Pistol Fundamentals Refresher — Focus on Accuracy, Presentation from Concealment, 3–10 Yd Work
✔ Ready Positions & Shooting Around the Principal — Muzzle Discipline in Crowds
✔ CQB (Close Quarters Battle) — SWAT/SRT-Led, Lateral Movement, Protective Fire Drills
✔ Professional Operations Brief — Ops Order Issued, Vehicles Prepped, Comms Check
✔ Principal Pickup — Begin Full-Day Live EP Detail (Multiple Locations)
✔ After-Action Review (AAR) — Individual & Team Feedback, Lessons Learned
✔ Certificate Ceremony & Graduation
