Archive for the 'Call To Action' Category

Call To Action: ‘DynCorp International Afghan Operation’ Scam Warning

   Hey folks, get the word out on this one.  Do not send a resume to this email address listed below because it is a scam. -Matt
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DynCorp International Afghan Operation Warning
We have become aware of an internet scam using the DynCorp International name, and pretending to offer employment placement with “DynCorp International Afghan Operation” in […]

Call To Action: The Great Guns and Coffee Movement Of 2010

   Now this is funny.  The goal here is to create a counter movement to the anti-gun lobby and the latest Brady* move about forcing Starbucks to kick out gun carrying customers that frequent their shops.  Hopefully this movement will force Starbucks to take a courageous stand in support of the Second Amendment, and not […]

Call To Action: Support Team Rubicon For Haiti Mission

   This is one of those deals where if you want to give money to a group of our own, so they can go out and save lives, here you go.  On their website, there is a donation button, and they can use all the help they can get.  Their idea is to team up […]

Legal News: Paravant Contractors Arrested For Self Defense Shooting In Afghanistan, Legal Fund Established

   Well this sucks. Thanks to Cannoneer No. 4 for bringing this to my attention.  These guys have been through hell, and now they are being charged for murder because they actually defended themselves in a war zone.  What bothers me most, is how the company has treated them.  Paravant, a Xe subsidiary, has pulled some stuff […]

Call To Action: A Fraud On Facebook, By Eeben Barlow

   Hey gang, get the word out.  Whomever is posing as Eeben on Facebook, is not cool.  So if you are a part of that group or fan page or whatever, that is not him who is running it.  So definitely flag it, definitely drop yourself from it, and do not give them any information. […]

Call to Action: ISS Call for Abstracts for a Monograph–The Involvement of the Private Security and Military Companies in Peacekeeping Missions

   Hey guys and gals, this is pretty cool.  I know a few reading this are pretty up on their Africa/PMC history, and this is a great way to show your knowledge of said subject by helping these guys out. The reason I have made this a Call to Action, is because these guys are […]

Call to Action: Contractors Should Review USA and USMC COIN Lessons Learned Slide Show

   Please take the time to review these excellent slide shows about COIN lessons learned in Afghanistan.  They are simple to understand, and each slide communicates clearly what principle they are trying to convey.  These are all recent lessons learned, and contractors and military can all learn from this.
   Especially for contractors, because the companies […]

Call to Action: We Need Salary and Benefits Information On the Companies!!!!! Go To Glassdoor.com

   Ok ladies and gentleman, this is a call to action of the most urgent kind.  There is practically no data at all about any of the PMC or PSC salaries and benefit packages out there.  We need to collect this information on one convenient and easy to access site, so everyone knows what everyone […]

Books: Security Contracting, by Jake Allen

     Hey guys and gals, this is pretty cool. Normally, I am always promoting some book of an author that I don’t know.  In this case, I know the book and the author, and I am really excited to promote both.
    Jake has been working hard on this book over the last year or […]

Call to Action: Petition For The President To Award the Medal of Freedom to Cyril Richard Rescorla

    I think this would be a fantastic tribute to a man that gave so much and saved so many lives on that tragic day. Rick also exemplifies what true leadership is all about, and we should all take notice and be inspired.  Rest in peace. -Matt
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