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Protective Service Operations Training Program (PSOTP)
Up one levelThe Protective Service Operations Training Program (PSOTP) is a two week course designed to provide specialized training to personnel who will conduct Protective Service Operations for executive level leaders who are, or may become potential targets of terrorism and/or criminal acts. Emphasis is placed on the full spectrum of protective operations including: doctrine and terminology, coordination and mission planning, protective service motorcade operations and many other areas. Training culminates with a comprehensive two day exercise.
How You Will Benefit
After completing the Protective Service Operations Training Program students shall have the ability to operate in any number of positions within a protective detail. Subject matter expertise is provided by staff, by the utilization of lecture, student centered learning, and laboratories at numerous state of-the-art facilities located on site, as well as operations coordinated and conducted by students off site.
Type: Advanced
Length: 11 class days including multiple after hour labs.
Curriculum
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Instructors
Instructors in the Protective Service Operations Training Program (PSOTP) are current and former Federal Law Enforcement Officers/Agents with substantial experience in protective operations with agencies such as the Diplomatic Security Service and the United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations.
Prerequisites for Attendance
Attendance is open to Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement Officers having protective operations responsibilities. In addition, all candidates must be currently qualified with their issued service weapons.
Registration Information
The Federal Agency Training Officer for your agency should contact the FLETC Training Admissions Specialist at (912) 267-2269 or via e-mail at FLETCAdmissions@dhs.gov for program/lodging costs and availability of allocations in this training program if you are interested in attending.
State/Local Employees
Contact FLETC Office of State and Local Training at the State/Local Employee Registration Website.
This amount includes tuition, meals, lodging, and miscellaneous
costs. This is a high-end estimate based upon the maximum possible
lodging expenses if the class is housed off-Center in a hotel. If the
class is housed on-Center in a dormitory, the lodging cost may be lower. Your agency will be billed approximately 30 – 45 days after
completion of the program. Please do not mail or bring a check with you
to the training program, as the exact amount due will not be available
until after completion of the training. Upon arrival at the FLETC, please register at the front gate,
Building 1 (Visitors Center). The staff at Registration will issue an
identification badge, class package, and lodging information upon your
arrival. Please complete the registration form
and present two copies when you register at Building 1. This will
expedite the registration process and can greatly reduce your wait time
at check-in. All students traveling to the Center, including those driving, must
call the Transportation Office, commercial (912) 267-2458 as soon as
transportation plans are firm and NO LATER THAN FIVE (5) WORKING DAYS
PRIOR to class commencement to advise time and
place of arrival. This information will confirm the program dates, and
will
schedule, if needed, appropriate ground transportation between
commercial terminals and the Center. STUDENTS WHO DO NOT CALL
WILL NOT BE GUARANTEED TRANSPORTATION. Transportation
from the airport in Brunswick, Georgia is available at any time. Please
be
sure to contact Transportation prior to your arrival if you need
transportation from any of these airports – transportation is not
guaranteed unless you make prior arrangements with the
Transportation office. Please confirm that you plan to attend this training. It is FLETC
policy to charge full tuition for participants who do not attend scheduled
training and who do not notify us within 20 working days before the
scheduled training date. If you cannot attend, it is essential that you notify
CTD via email at Fletc-CounterterrorismDivision@dhs.gov immediately.
A cancellation number will be issued for your records. The circumstances
of cancellations received in this office too late to refill the training space
will be considered by the FLETC on a case-by-case basis for payment or
nonpayment. Appropriate attire will consist of relaxed office or dress apparel (shirts
must have a collar) as dictated by the activities of the course. Jogging
suits, jeans, tee-shirts, shorts, tank tops, flip-flops, and similar leisure wear
are not authorized for training use; denim jeans are acceptable only in lab
or field exercises calling for rough wear or exposure to soil, chemicals,
etc. In some advanced programs, students will receive FLETC or agency issued
uniforms, which will be worn in accordance with FLETC
regulations. The wearing of the FLETC issued training uniform, including
those articles associated with physical training, is NOT authorized off-
Center.Course Cost
Billing
Registration
Transportation
Cancellation
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Additional Information
Travel
Official travel days are Sunday and Saturday.
Special Equipment Needs
Agents should bring their issued service weapon, holster, magazines and magazine pouche to training. Those agents who decide not to bring their weapons will use FLETC issued weapons.
Contact Information
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
1131 Chapel Crossing Road
CTD / TH391 - ATTN: Program Specialist
Glynco, GA 31524
E-Mail: FLETC-CounterterrorismDivision@dhs.gov
FAX: (912) 267-3144
Training Dates
- G_PSOTP-204 / Glynco, GA -- Mar 05, 2012 to Mar 16, 2012
- G_PSOTP-205 / Glynco, GA -- Mar 26, 2012 to Apr 06, 2012
- G_PSOTP-206 / Glynco, GA -- Apr 30, 2012 to May 11, 2012
- G_PSOTP-207 / Glynco, GA -- Jul 09, 2012 to Jul 20, 2012
- G_PSOTP-208 / Glynco, GA -- Aug 13, 2012 to Aug 24, 2012
