Now you can be trained in the field (and in the classroom) by some of the industry’s most experienced teachers: Crisis Consulting International (CCI). They’ll be offering their “Field Security Seminar” in Lake George, CO (90 minutes from the Colorado Springs airport) Sept 13-15, 2012. With a cost of $625 (plus $224 for lodging and meals), this training is not cheap. (Discounts are available for multiple students from the same organization and for those attending the Crisis Management Seminar immediately following this training.) But you just have to decide — “do I need this knowledge; will I need these skills.” If your life depends on it, you might decide to prioritize and get there. Field Security Seminar prepares faith-based workers to work, live and travel in high-risk environments. Core components of the Field Security Seminar include managing violent encounters; personal security; profile management; hostage survival; convoy management; emergency leadership; identifying and avoiding landmines and unexploded ordnance; and managing checkpoints, roadblocks and ambushes.
To register and receive more information, see…
http://www.cricon.org/2011/training-registration
If you’re interested, better act fast. Registration closes July 31.
Just do it. I’ve taken this course in North Carolina. I also took one of their courses 20 years ago while living overseas and I remember thinking “I’m a support worker, I’ll never find myself in that kind of a situation!” Well, six years ago, I found myself in jail in a communist country for about a week. One of the things I learned was how to answer questions in an appropriate manner without sounding too “missionary” (also remembering that I am not ashamed of the Gospel) yet being wise in my speech. What I learned in this most recent training was that my coworker & I didn’t respond in similar ways when confronted with a potentially hostile situation. Not good. We’ve worked on that. Lastly, when someone from the US State Department found me in jail & got me out, he commented that my wife, whom he had been in phone contact with, handled the situation very well. She was in that initial training, years ago. We’ve also have 4 of our colleagues kidnapped. It can get close to home. Do it for your spouse. Mission agencies, send spouses of your international travelers. It is a wise investment. It could cost you more if you don’t, with a spouse that doesn’t know how to deal with it. The world is getting more hostile every day.