Close Protection Operations study plan

Define and distinguish threat, vulnerability, and risk, then apply the distinction to three written scenario vignettes.

Build a reusable threat-assessment worksheet that scores likelihood, capability, intent, and impact for each identified actor.

Rank a list of twelve hypothetical threat indicators by severity and justify each ranking in one sentence.

Explain how protective intelligence feeds the threat assessment cycle and identify where the cycle restarts.

Convert a raw threat assessment into a prioritized protection requirement list with mitigation options for each risk.

Draft a one-page intelligence collection plan naming sources, collection methods, and refresh intervals.

Map how advance planning decisions depend on specific threat-assessment findings from week one.

Identify three indicators that would trigger reassessment of the threat picture mid-operation.

Produce a full advance survey checklist covering venue, route, hospital, and emergency services.

Write an operational order for a single-day movement that includes timeline, tasks, contingencies, and abort criteria.

Compare three candidate routes against traffic, choke points, escape options, and medical access, then select one with justification.

Define the commander's intent and decision points so the plan survives loss of communications.

Conduct a venue vulnerability review covering access control, standoff distance, screening, and evacuation routes.

Integrate route selection with venue arrival and departure so transitions do not create exposed pauses.

Draft site-specific emergency actions for fire, medical, and hostile intrusion at one venue.

Identify three single points of failure in a venue plan and propose a redundant alternative for each.

Diagram foot formation positions and describe each member's responsibilities during movement and contact.

Sequence vehicle drills for arrival, departure, and a blocked-route reversal, naming each member's action.

Rehearse the transition between foot and vehicle movement and document where the formation breaks.

Write a corrective action for each breakdown observed in rehearsal and re-test it.

Design a surveillance detection route with named observation points and a documented rationale for each turn.

List indicators of hostile surveillance and match each to a counter-surveillance response.

Draft a communications plan specifying channels, call signs, check-in intervals, duress words, and fallback methods.

Define the command structure and escalation path for a routine movement and for a contact scenario.

Write an incident management framework covering notification, casualty care, containment, and extraction.

Apply use-of-force principles to three escalating scenarios and justify the threshold for each response.

Identify the legal limits on detention, search, and defensive action in a protective context and state who authorizes escalation.

Draft an after-action review template with the fields required for a defensible incident record.

Draft a client briefing that translates protection requirements into plain language without exposing operational detail.

Practice delivering a difficult recommendation to a client and document how the rationale is framed.

Re-run a full scenario from threat assessment through incident response to test integration across domains.

Complete a timed mixed-domain practice set and log every missed item by domain for final review.