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Saturday, September 12, 2009

Company Spotlight: Illusicam

     Hey gang, I am always on the look out for the latest thing, and I came across this cool little company the other day.  They make some really interesting camouflage patterns.  It’s the kind of stuff you won’t see anywhere else. The advantage I see with these patterns, is that there are more varieties for whatever region you are at.  For example, the desert pattern has five separate patterns to choose from.  That makes sense, because not all deserts are the same. The same goes for jungles, woodlands and winter lands, and the unique patterns of this camouflage will give you more choices for these particular areas.  That is good news for hunters, military, contractors and police.

   As for using these prints, right now they can be turned into transfers that can be attached to weapons or gear lockers or whatever you want camouflaged. Check it out. –Matt

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About Illusicam

Illusicam was founded by the owner Jeff Wilcox in 2008 with the vision of becoming a leader in “technological camouflage” to be used for seasonal hunters, military, law enforcement and government agencies. Illusicam offers a wide variety of cost-effective patterns to meet the individual needs of its customers. The patterns can be used on virtually any application such as; fabrics, complete rifles, rifle stocks, rifle cases, equipment cases, ATV’s, vehicles and much more.

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Friday, September 11, 2009

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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“Men of Cornwall stop your dreaming

Can’t you see their spear points gleaming?

See their warriors’ pennants streaming

To this battlefield.

Men of Cornwall stand ye steady

It cannot be ever said ye

for the battle were not ready.

STAND AND NEVER YIELD!”

– “Men of Harlech”

Sung by Rick Rescorla in the Ia Drang Valley 1965 and in the stairway of WTC Tower 2 on September 11, 2001

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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Training: We Have Shooting, First Aid, Driving, and EP Courses, But Where Are the Leadership Courses?

Training:  We Have Shooting, First Aid, Driving, and EP Courses, But Where Are the Leadership Courses?

09/11/2009

     You know, I really dig all the action schools out there.  That stuff is fun, and they are also vital to our core skill set for working in this industry.  But something is severely lacking in the training industry, and that is leadership training.

     It is not enough anymore to say ‘I was an NCO or Officer in the military’, or ‘I was a Police Sergeant at my old PD’.  Nope, what we need is industry specific leadership/management training, and I just don’t see it out there.

     Better yet, we need to see companies putting more of an emphasis on good leadership out there, by setting up training for their contractors, managers and regional managers.  So much money these days is spent on shooting and all the other sexy stuff for overseas spin ups, but you see absolutely no training at all for leadership stuff. The companies make a god awful amount of money on these contracts, and the least they could do is spend the money for this training, and go over what they expect out of their leaders and aspiring leaders. To actually institute some system of management that will give the contractors out in the field, a better chance at doing well out there.

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Industry Talk: State’s Inspector General Says Failed Oversight on Armor Group ‘Will Be Made Public’

    Great!  State has a lot of answering to do in regards to managing this thing, and I am glad to hear that the IG will be going to town on these clowns that exhibited such poor leadership and oversight.  I also hope that the State Department will have the guts to do what is right, and fire some folks as well.  Although I see that as a little bit tougher, because it is damn near impossible to fire anyone in government. –Matt

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State’s Inspector General Says Failed Oversight on ArmorGroup ‘Will Be Made Public’

By Spencer Ackerman

9/9/09

At a House Oversight subcommittee hearing on Afghanistan, the State Department’s inspector general, Howard Geisel, made his first public comments about ArmorGroup, the State Department security contractor accused of physical and sexual harassment. Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) asked Geisel, whose office has opened an investigation into the oversight of ArmorGroup’s contract to protect the U.S. embassy in Kabul, “who bears responsibility” for the company’s abuses.

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Industry Talk: Armor Group Seeks More Guards, But What Have They Done to Fix Things?

Armor Group Seeks More Guards, But What Have They Done to Fix Things?

09/10/2009

     I got an email from Black Ice Security telling me that Armor Group was looking for Embassy Guards, and I also noticed that Secure Aspects was flying the same AG Embassy Guard Force job. At first I chuckled, and then I thought wow, someone is going to jump into that mess and risk their reputation with this gig-I better discuss this with the readers.  The question I have, which I am sure is on the minds of potential contractors signing up for this job, is what has AG done to insure that another fiasco like this doesn’t happen again?

     The reason why I think they should make a public statement on such a thing, is because AG will further damage this industry if they have not done the necessary things to fix their organization and management.  If they were in a bubble, I could care less, but the reality of it all is that what AG does, impacts everyone in this industry.  Like I have said in prior posts, I am tired of being hated, because of the acts of others.

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