What's the difference between a close protection officer and a bodyguard?

What's the difference between a close protection officer and a bodyguard?

The common difference, as it's interpreted, and again it is down to individual interpretation between a bodyguard and a close protection officer (because the two are somewhat the same), is a bodyguard will be more often aligned to the individual you'll see very visibly next to Britney Spears, Tom Cruise, or some high-known celebrity that's attending a red carpet event. Close protection officer, you may be less likely able to identify. They'll be more clandestine; they'll be low-profile, but they'll be still maintaining that security provision: watching out for the threat and ensuring that there is protection around that principal at all times.