High Risk Operators

This is an intensive and practical program designed to help prepare individual participants or security teams to provide protective services in hostile environments such as, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, etc. This program is extremely demanding, physically and mentally. Participants should be in good physical condition and well versed in handgun, rifle/carbine, and shotgun.

Some of the topics covered include:

  • Working in a hostile environment/zone
  • Creature comforts – food, water, personal hygiene, housing, etc.
  • Working with interpreters
  • Legal use of force
  • Road safety
  • General perceptions of protective services in a hostile zone
  • Advance weapons/tactics training Pistol Shotgun Rifle/Carbine Special weapons
  • Use of diversionary devices
  • Quarter battle techniques
  • Explosives identification
    • Military Ordinance Car bombs/letter bombs Satchel charges Improvised explosive devices Bomb searches (Residence, office and vehicle) Explosive counter measures
  • GPS
  • First aid and medical emergencies
  • Threat assessment/knowing the enemy
  • Advance work in high risk areas
    • Operational security/intelligence Residential security Corporation security Mobile movement security
  • Surveillance / counter-surveillance
  • Basic radio procedures
  • Vehicle ambush and evacuations
  • Unarmed combat techniques

As previously stated, this program is very stressful and demanding. There are several ways for a participant to leave this program; first a participant can volunteer to leave, (this is immediately granted). Second, fail to finish the program due to an injury, and third, BMTC instructors feel a participant does not meet the criteria for the program, due to unsafe habits, poor shooting and tactic scores, and/or unable to keep up with the momentum of the program.

Program Duration:

Twelve (12) days Class size – 15 (5 minimum)