Be sure to check out Tundra’s courses you can take which are SIA certified. I guess if you want to work for them, you have to go through their courses as well, although I doubt it would be a guarantee for employment. –Matt
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Private security called a boon to Canadian bases in Afghanistan
By Colin Perkelx
June 18, 2009
PANJWAII DISTRICT, Afghanistan — The increased reliance on private companies to provide basic security for Canadian bases in southern Afghanistan is freeing up critical military manpower, officers say, although some soldiers worry about the effectiveness of local Afghan guards.
Several operating bases in the dangerous Panjwaii district are now farming out the sentry work, the latest switch-over coming just this week.
“It definitely gives us flexibility,” said Maj. Steve Jourdain, infantry commander and head of a patrol base. “If it was not for the private security, it would not be possible for me to do the next operation.”
In this particular case, the Canadian-owned security company Tundra Strategies won the contract with the Department of National Defence.
