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HERZLIYA, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 26: Spanish trainee at the International Security Academy (ISA) Sergio Rodriguez (2nd R), playing the role of a VIP protection officer (VPO), rushes to the aid of a wounded VIP as his VPO partner Yassir, an Iraqi trainee, shoots back at the gunman (unseen) during a training exercise at the ISA's campus as their Israeli instructor Doron Balahsan (R) supervises October 26, 2006 in Herzliya in central Israel. As the global demand for highly-trained professional security officers increases, security firms, would-be bodyguards and even foreign armies are turning to the former Israeli military officers and secret service agents who make up the staff of the ISA to pass on their knowledge of VIP protection and high-risk security. Courses can cost as much as US$3,000 a week and some run for as long as two months.
