Close protection officer
Protects individuals at work and in private.
Fits a Bundeswehr background in: Military Police (Feldjäger), Navy, boarding and combat swimmers, Special forces, Guard battalion
Close protection is not site security
Close protection officers move with the protected person and often carry arms. Site security officers secure a fixed location.
Typical must-haves
- Sachkundeprüfung §34a (security competence exam)required in 5 of 10 jobs
- Waffensachkunde §7 WaffG (weapons competence)required in 5 of 10 jobs
- Security clearance (Sicherheitsüberprüfung) Ü3required in 2 of 10 jobs
- Waffenschein (firearms carry permit)required in 1 of 10 jobs