Level (1) Hostage Survival is designed to develop a survival based mindset.  All professionals will walk away with the fundamental skills needed to survive as a hostage in a wide range of situations to include, hostile environments, situations of blown cover, serving high risk warrants, restricted engagements within public transportation, dangerous off duty encounters and failed CQB Operations. 

A professional is generally taken hostage for one of three reasons.

Information - You have unique knowledge or are accessible to privileged information that would benefit or expose the following: terrorist cells, organized crime, trade secrets, white collar crime, illegal trafficking of persons, and the distribution of high valued assets.  

Possession - You possess something of value.  This is not insinuating only items of monetary value.  These possessions can be vehicles, money, children, documents, sensitive materials, passports and any forms of identification used to gain either information or physical access.  

Body – Situations involving rape, political capture, or symbolic acts of aggression rooted from extremist ideological agendas, systematically orchestrated to achieve the explicit objective of casting fear throughout various media channels.

Hostage Survival (Level 1) will cover multiple hostage scenarios involving public transportation, express kidnappings and situations of blown cover. You will learn the 12 most common situations that warrant immediate action.  This course is a must for any serious professional looking to survive your worst case scenarios. 

Course Outline:

Introductions / Safety Brief.  (½ hour)

1.      Outline daily objectives

2.      Safety Brief

3.      Debrief from previous day.

Identifying the situation (½ hour)

1.      Reasons for capture

2.      Information

3.      Possessions

4.      Physical Body

Psychological Commitment (1 hour)

1.      Political Agendas

2.      Monetary Agendas

3.      Understanding the difference

4.      Power Point Presentation

Dynamics of Negotiation (1 hour)

1.      21^st Century Challenges

2.      Oppositional Advancement

3.      Situations that require immediate action

Targeting US Professionals (3 hours)

      1.    Real World Worst Case Scenarios

     2.    Power Point Presentation

     3.    Methods of targeting

     4.    How to prevent being targeted as a US professional

Situational Awareness (1 ½ hours)

           1.    Identifying changes in your environment

           2.    Reading behavioral cues for aggression

           3.    Manipulating your environment for the distinct advantage

           4.    Power Point Presentation

Advanced Weapons Disarmament (10 ½ hours)

           1.    Effectively disarming a hot weapon or knife from 12 different positions.

           2.    Effectively operating in highly confined environments.

           3.    Effectively operating through situations of blown cover.

           4.    Forcing oppositional exposure.

           5.    Effectively operating on public transportation.

Off Duty Survival (3 hours)

           1.    Situations involving family and loved ones.

           2.    Situations being pulled from your vehicle.

Undercover Operation and Practical Exercises (6 hours)

           1.    Identify, Prioritize, Adapt, Overcome

           2.    Failed Operations

           3.    Situations of blown cover.

           4.    When Negotiations Fail.

           5.    How your actions can help or hinder on-scene authorities.

           6.    Countering Advanced Criminals, Cartel Activities and Terrorist.

Sark Securities is the industry leader in providing REAL WORLD professional hostage survival training.