Job Description: 
 

The primary responsibility of the Executive Protection Agent is to provide security with our private sector, hospitality oriented Las Vegas based team with a local, national and international operation. The team operates in various geopolitical environments in a high profile environment.  All duties are to be performed in accordance with departmental and Las Vegas Sands’ policies, practices, and procedures. 
 
 
Job Requirements:
 
Minimum Employment Requirements: 21 years of age, proof of authorization/eligibility to work in the United States, High School Diploma or equivalent, ability to communicate effectively in a positive/upbeat fashion utilizing English; both in oral and written form, interpersonal skills with focused attention to guest needs to deal effectively with all business contacts, maintain a professional, neat and well-groomed appearance adhering to LVS appearance standards, maintain consistent adherence to the LVS Unmatched Guest Service Standards, work varied shifts, including weekends and holidays.

First off, I wanted to give a big thumbs up to a really cool magazine called Serviam.  I highly suggest getting a subscription, or just reading through the website every once in awhile.  The articles are great stuff to chew on, for the industry.  

As far as this discussion goes, I think it is important to talk about our value as a whole, and what we are really worth out there.  And because this industry has evolved so quickly, your ammunition for evaluating contracts and future employment, starts with a basic knowledge of what you are worth.   Cheers and happy job hunting out there. -Head Jundi

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Just How Overpaid are Private Security Contractors?

By Ann Jocelyn

A base pay of $165,000 per year is a lot of money for most people, especially to a soldier. It’s no wonder that some military professionals aspire to become highly paid private security contractors (PSCs), and that others will simply resent them for earning these high wages.

Compared with the basic pay of an active duty E-6 staff sergeant with 10 years of service, the cash compensation of a top-end PSC is a small fortune. Some critics are outraged that a high-end contractor is paid nearly five times as much as that of an E-6. The contracting system, they say, is unfair to the troops and is a rip-off of the taxpayer. For every one contractor, the reasoning goes, the U.S. could pay for five staff sergeants.

That might make sense if the compensation systems were similar. But they aren’t. Serviam spoke with some of the highest-paid PSCs in Iraq to learn exactly what they earn in salary and benefits, and what they return to the government in taxes. We then looked at official U.S. military compensation charts. When comparing net cash and noncash compensation, we found that the E-6 sergeant can take home more pay and benefits than the security contractor.

Ohio Soldier’s Remains Found in Iraq

By TERRY KINNEY
The Associated Press
Monday, March 31, 2008; 3:57 PM

BATAVIA, Ohio — Sgt. Keith Matthew Maupin’s parents vowed to never let the U.S. Army forget about finding their son.

Their efforts included trips to the Pentagon and even meeting with President Bush, but they ended in disappointment Sunday: An Army general told them the remains of Maupin, a soldier who had been listed as missing-captured in Iraq since 2004, had been found.

“My heart sinks, but I know they can’t hurt him anymore,” Keith Maupin said after receiving word about the remains of his son, who went by Matt.

On Monday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed sympathy to Maupin’s family.

“This has been especially difficult for the Maupin family because of not knowing for almost exactly four years. So I want to extend my condolences,” Gates said, speaking to reporters aboard a flight to Denmark.

The Army didn’t say how or where in Iraq his son’s remains were discovered, only that the identification was made with DNA testing, Maupin said. The discovery of a shirt worn by soldiers at the time Matt was captured helped the Army focus its search.

“Dying Insurgent” By Steve Mumford, 2005

Here is where more of his art is located.

http://www.artnet.com/Magazine/features/baghdadjournal.asp

Short Description:
Security Guards
Long Description:
Mission: The contractor is required to provide 2 SCIF teams of 4 persons to perform security operations at the Perfume Palace SCIF at Camp Slayer. The objective is to maintain a high level of security at selected entry control points and perimeter security operations. The tasks will be accomplished by providing internal operations at entry control points, securing selected facilities, and providing armed escorts for local national laborers. The contractor shall enforce VBC security rules and regulations regarding authorized access to VBC, including internal check points.

MVM is seeking mature, experienced, high risk mobile operators for existing overseas contract work:

PAY: Compensation varies from $525 - $700 a day.

SCHEDULE: Flexible Rotations!!! Usually 60-90 days on and 30-60 days off.

Applicant qualifications MUST include:
- U.S. Citizen: Must be eligible for US Government Clearance.
- 8 years of verifiable military special operations experience.

March 28, 2008

By Head Jundi

     In this review, I want to talk about the new chin strap that I bought for my RBR Helmet.  For those of you who wear a helmet from time to time, you probably appreciate as much comfort as you can get out of that brick you wear on your head.  Last summer, I wore that helmet a few times for convoy operations, and the chin strap system that comes with the RBR Helmet is really not that comfortable or easily adjustable.  Nor is the padding system in the helmet that great, and I will save that for a different review.  With that said, I decided to try and find a better chin strap, so I could upgrade my helmet.

     Usually what I do, in order to find new equipment or get new ideas about equipment, is to do my searches on Google, and the pertinent forums that talk about what the guys are using out there.  One of my favorite places on the Internet, for gear reviews, is Lightfighter.net .  There is quite a crew on that forum, and they really like to get down to business on reviewing equipment and talking shop.  I usually just read through all the posts, and try to make my determinations based off the various replies about equipment that is being used and liked.  I try to find reviews from guys who are actually in the field, and using  that stuff, because invariably, you stumble upon reviews from guys who really don’t know what they are talking about.  Hey, it’s the Internet, and you have to learn how to search out the good stuff.

     One of the posts on light fighter, under the helmets and body armor section, talked about the latest gizmo’s and doo dads from the 2007 Shot Show.  One of those items was a new chin strap system, produced by a new company called Ops Core.  Now I have stumbled upon all sorts of chin strap systems out there, but this Ops Core chin strap system really caught my eye.  The guys on the forum seemed to like it as well.

http://tinyurl.com/yo6k66

     So after stumbling upon this new, dang fangled chin strap system, I now had some search ‘ammo’, and started looking for a cheap price and any other reviews.  I could not find any, and Ops Core, at the time, was the only ones selling said item, and the Light Fighter crew were the only ones talking about it.  So I stuck with the info from Light Fighter, and absorbed it all.  And I tell you what, I was sold.  Here is the chinstrap I was sold on, and this is what the company had to say about it.