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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Training: Private Security Forces Ltd.- Private Security Contractor Program

Filed under: Israel,Training — Tags: , , , , , , , — Matt @ 12:24 AM

After finishing our instruction program successfully, the most promising recruits will be selected and deployed in several international situations. The remaining recruits will find a position within weeks.-PSF Press Release 

   Ok gang, this is not an endorsement, nor do I know anyone with this company. But I just wanted to give a heads up on a company that is offering a lot.(please read the quote up top)  I am somewhat skeptical when companies offer employment after paying for training, because I have usually seen and experienced the exact opposite.  So with that said, if you take this course, hold them to their promise they have made in their company ad and read the fine print of the training agreement.  

   Also, these guys have been in the news, and I see this as just a way for them to capitalize on that free advertising and success.  I am sure they will get more contractor trainees, and I certainly wish them luck in obtaining more contracts for those job hungry folk.  Like I said though, buyer beware. 

   On the flip side, these training gigs with all of the big companies out there, are also a selection course of sorts.  I have seen companies take the best of the class and use them for projects, and then kind of string along the rest of the class graduates.  So do well in courses, and don’t just float through the thing.  Everyone is watching, to include your classmates.  And to me, the big advantage of courses is networking and making friends in the industry.  The more you expand your network, the higher the potential of getting information about jobs. 

   I recommend this type of thing, if you are just starting out or have reached a dry spell in contracts.  Mostly you want to get your training when you join up with a company.  But for further education for kaizen purposes, this is cool.  It’s just your goal as a contract at first is to just get the job, because experience is what guys really need to be marketable.  But if you are a guy with no military or law enforcement background, or no combat experience, seeking out excellent training to balance out that deficiency on your resume is a good tactic.  For me, my strategy was to get training, get my first gig, get some more training, get another gig, and constantly work both angles until my resume started getting full and substantial.  You want balance, so get those jobs and get the training to make you look like a well rounded contractor. 

   Finally, I will say that respected and ‘industry best practices’ training is a good thing to get and I fully endorse the concept of seeking out good training throughout the world. Of course you also have to be practical, and do the math for finances and proximity. In my career, I have met tons of contractors from other countries, paying for training in the US and elsewhere because they wanted respected schools on their resume.  It is an investment, and you should do a cost benefit analysis on the thing.  Can you do this, and how will it benefit you?  This is also Israeli-centric training, and it would be very cool to get trained in their methods for protective assignments.  And if these guys have a job for you after the course, then that is the cherry on top. –Matt

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Private Security Forces Ltd. (PSF) is hiring new security agents world-wide.

Conflicts in Afghanistan, pirates in Somalia, humanitarian convoys in war territories…The need for well-trained security agents has never been bigger. To meet the increasing demand, Private Security Forces Ltd. (PSF) recently announced that it will hire new recruits for its prominent, international Private Security Contractor instruction program.

The PSF instruction program is not meant for just anybody. We are looking for adventurous and enterprising candidates who are in good shape. In exchange, we offer them a promising future. If you finish our Private Security Contractor instruction program successfully, we will guarantee you a secure and well-paid job at home or abroad.

Salaries ranging from $200 to $1,000 per day are no exceptions.

Not your average instruction program

Of course, you will have to deserve your salary. The PSF instruction program can under no circumstances be compared to other training courses for security agents that are being organized in our country. Usually, security agents end up protecting factory gates, shopping malls or pop stars, whereas PSF recruits will be deployed in problem areas or war zones. They will fight kidnappers in Colombia and Venezuela, combat pirates in Somalia, enhance security in conflict areas such as Afghanistan and Iraq etc.

Israeli elite

PSF organizes two kinds of instruction programs, for which both men and women are able to enroll. The first one is being organized in Israel – the only country where it is allowed to train with live ammunition. Our instructors are all part of elite forces: they have been recruited from the Israeli army and are part of the IDF elite units

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Monday, May 11, 2009

Jobs: Close Protection Officer, Afghanistan

Filed under: Afghanistan,Jobs — Tags: , , , — Matt @ 8:09 PM

    Cool deal and I hope someone picks up a contract with them.  Although you must have an SIA license.  Also, I am not the point of contact for this.  Good luck. –Matt 

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Control Risks

Close Protection Position

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Region Global

Country Global, Afghanistan, Iraq  

Department Project Management

Role Type Close Protection

Job Purpose

The Individual is expected to have sufficient training and flexibility to be able to undertake the role of a Close Protection Officer as detailed below.

The operator will be chosen for his experience, ability to work independently and without supervision.

-The Close Protection Officer provides the Client and/or Nominated Person close, physical, and protective security as well as guidance and advice in all personal security matters for the purpose of safeguarding the Client and/or Nominated person from injury

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Military News: General McChrystal to Replace Top Commander in Afghanistan General McKiernan

Filed under: Afghanistan,Military News — Tags: , , , — Matt @ 5:25 PM

Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commander of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) responsible for hunting al-Qaeda in Iraq, employed what he called “collaborative warfare,” using every tool available simultaneously, from signal intercepts to human intelligence and other methods, that allowed lightning-quick and sometimes concurrent operations.

Asked in an interview about the intelligence breakthroughs in Iraq, President Bush offered a simple answer: “JSOC is awesome.” – Bob Woodward

   Crazy news and click on the link below for General McChrystal on Wikipedia, to read some more about him.  Also, Bob Woodward mentioned a quick deal about General McChrystal and the reduction of violence in Iraq during the surge.  –Matt

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General McChrystal to Replace Top Commander in Afghanistan General McKiernan 

May 12, 2009

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates has decided to replace the commander of US forces in Afghanistan, General David McKiernan, in a shake-up of the US military mission, a Pentagon official said on Monday.

Gates plans to name General Stanley McChrystal, a former commander of special operations who now serves as director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as the new commander, the official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP.

The move, to be announced later at a news conference at the Pentagon, suggested a lack of confidence in McKiernan, who has been on the job less than a year having taken over command in June last year.

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Sunday, May 10, 2009

Bounties: John Miller and the Race For Scarface’s Millions

Filed under: Bounties,Colombia — Tags: , , , — Matt @ 6:26 PM

 “Pablo was earning so much that each year we’d write off ten per cent of the money because rats would eat it in storage or it would be damaged by water or lost.

“We had so much money we would spend as much as $2,500 on rubber bands just to hold it together. We’d holiday in Las Vegas, where we’d have dinner with Frank Sinatra, on petty cash.”

   This story will be interesting to watch and I wish Mr. Miller and his crew all the luck with their mission to recover this money.  By the way, I have not read the book, nor do I know the locations of this stuff.  I guess if you want a shot at Scarface’s Millions, you will have to pick up a copy of this book and do some research.  Although it sounds like Mr. Miller’s team is pretty much at the lead for this race. –Matt

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RACE FOR SCARFACE’S MILLIONS

DAILY STAR SUNDAY

ABOVE: Pablo Escobar, left

3rd May 2009

By Mike Parker

A DESPERATE race is on to find a fortune stashed in secret locations by dead drug baron Pablo Escobar.

And at least one team of British mercenaries is joining the hunt in the Colombian jungle.

It was triggered by astonishing claims over the whereabouts of Escobar’s evil earnings in a new book.

Escobar’s surviving brother, Roberto – a former cartel “accountant” – claims the drug baron left millions salted away in Swiss bank accounts.

The accounts were known only to Escobar – whose rise inspired the 1983 Al Pacino film Scarface – and the untold wealth deposited in them is likely to be lost forever.

But in his book Escobar: The Untold Story Of The World’s Most Powerful Criminal, Roberto tells how more cash was simply buried before Escobar died in a bloody shoot-out with troops and US drug agents in December 1993.

So far only $10million and an arsenal of weapons has been recovered from underground vaults at a sprawling complex called La Catedral, built in the jungle by Escobar.

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Saturday, May 9, 2009

Job Tips: Iron Key Secure Flash Drive

Filed under: Job Tips,Technology — Tags: , , , , , — Matt @ 10:33 PM

      This is not only cool, but it is essential stuff for contracting.  And what I really like about this encrypted flash drive is that it self destructs.  So if you lose it, and someone picks it up and attempts to break into it, it will erase after tampering or ten attempts at a password. Not to mention that it is mil spec.   

     But if you are out there on contract, and your company loses their gig and you’re rolled over to another company or you hop on over to a better deal, having your important stuff stored on a device like this and ready to send is vital.  I would also save your documents on an encrypted email account like Hushmail or some other secure online service where you can store documents.  Have the stuff easy to get to, that is safely stored and secure, and in different places, can make the difference between getting a job or not when you are out on the road. –Matt

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