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Saturday, September 19, 2009

Training: Shipboard Security Officer Operations, Sig Sauer Academy

     That is great that Sig Sauer Academy is putting on this kind of training, and I had no idea they entered into this market. I would be curious if any of the readers have gone through this course, or if they have recommendations for other schools out there?  I will try to post other schools in the future, and for the record, I do not work for Sig Sauer Academy and this is not an endorsement.  All I am doing is just putting this stuff out there for guys and gals that are interested in seeking training for work in the maritime security industry. –Matt

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Sig Sauer Academy

Comprehensive firearm, tactical and self-defense training.

SIG SAUER® has a course for every type of student, from first-time firearm training to cutting-edge military and law enforcement training. And since we place as much emphasis on the classroom as we do the firing range, you’ll not only know how, but also when to use the skills we teach. We can even customize a curriculum to meet your particular needs.

At SIG SAUER Academy, you will get the advanced tactical and law enforcement training you need for the job.

Whether you want to learn the basics or advanced firearms training, there is no better place to receive expert training than SIG SAUER Academy.

*****

Shipboard Security Officer Operations

Duration: 6 days

Abstract

Designed for officers of private or commercial vessels, this 6 day class takes the captain, master, or designated officer through a blended mix of classroom and range training exercises

Overview

Trust and Leadership

Incorporating security response into scheduled crew drills

Low-light / night time training

Pre-planning

The risk matrix

Environmental considerations

Exterior tactics

Interior tactics

Incident aftermath and reporting

Developing a vessel specific action plan and training plan

Go to Sig Suaer Academy Here.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Kaizen: College for $99 a Month

Filed under: Kaizen,Technology — Tags: , , , , — Matt @ 6:09 AM

   I thought that this was pretty relevant to our industry, because more and more you see guys pumping out online college courses while on contract.  I have never heard of this online education source, and it sounds like this is where it is going. This is the kind of thing that makes an education even more affordable and attainable by all.  Hell, this actually makes the GI Bill something that could easily fund a veteran’s entire education.  I could even see companies offering some kind of co-op with online education like this, just as a benefit to contractors or employees.  Check it out, and this is definitely some Kaizen for the brain. –Matt

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September / October 2009

College for $99 a Month

The next generation of online education could be great for students—and catastrophic for universities.

by Kevin Carey

Like millions of other Americans, Barbara Solvig lost her job this year. A fifty-year-old mother of three, Solvig had taken college courses at Northeastern Illinois University years ago, but never earned a degree. Ever since, she had been forced to settle for less money than coworkers with similar jobs who had bachelor’s degrees. So when she was laid off from a human resources position at a Chicago-area hospital in January, she knew the time had come to finally get her own credential. Doing that wasn’t going to be easy, because four-year degrees typically require two luxuries Solvig didn’t have: years of time out of the workforce, and a great deal of money.

Luckily for Solvig, there were new options available. She went online looking for something that fit her wallet and her time horizon, and an ad caught her eye: a company called StraighterLine was offering online courses in subjects like accounting, statistics, and math. This was hardly unusual—hundreds of institutions are online hawking degrees. But one thing about StraighterLine stood out: it offered as many courses as she wanted for a flat rate of $99 a month. “It sounds like a scam,” Solvig thought—she’d run into a lot of shady companies and hard-sell tactics on the Internet. But for $99, why not take a risk?

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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Cool Stuff: Sonshi–The Premier Sun Tzu Resource and Network

Filed under: Cool Stuff,Kaizen — Tags: , , , — Matt @ 2:43 AM

   Every once in awhile, I stumble on something pretty cool, and this little website is just that.  Sonshi has been around for awhile and is essential for all your Sun Tzu studies and research needs.  Enjoy. –Matt

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Founded in 1999 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA by author Thomas HuynhSonshi.com is a network of professionals from various disciplines joined together by a common interest: Sun Tzu’s Art of War.

We wanted to build a practical website that captures the essence of the book’s timeless principles — without spam, ad banners, or pop-up ads. Our purpose is to help people learn and apply the teachings of Sun Tzu to prevent, break down, and overcome barriers to their goals and happiness.

Sonshi.com has since become the largest and most popular website for Sun Tzu’s Art of War, and is the gathering place of authors, scholars, and readers around the world. Regardless of your background (race, gender, religion, education, national origin, economic status, sexual orientation, political affiliation, etc), if you want to learn more about the book, consider yourself part of the Sonshi community.

For more information, go to the FAQ page. For an introduction of Sun Tzu and website highlights, click here.

Please note Sonshi.com is a spam-free site; your privacy is respected. See our privacy policy.

Reach us on-line using the quick and simple e-mailer form. Questions are confirmed and replied within 24 hours. You can also reach us at service@sonshi.com.

SITE HISTORY

Interview with author Robert Greene. (August 2009)

Sonshi.com founder Thomas Huynh speaks at Google. (August 2009)

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Saturday, August 8, 2009

Building Snowmobiles: PMC’s and the Streisand Effect

    I know, I know, this is ridiculous and far to immature to pay attention to….. Or is it?  We see PMC’s continue to try and hide stuff, along with politicians and celebrities and a multitude of other types of organizations and individuals, and that evil internet just keeps facilitating the discovery of wrong doings.  The Streisand Effect (SE) is a prime example of how trying to hide stuff is sometimes not the best idea.

   I wanted to put this together for the readership, to emphasize how important it is to the true Jundi-ist to ‘have the courage to do what is right’ and ‘be the guy that does it right, when no one is looking’.  Especially for the companies out there who claim to have cleaned up their act or try to sweep under the rug any kind of wrong doing.  Pay heed, you will be found out, and it will get all over the net, and especially if you didn’t want it to.

    Companies have to know, that at one point or another, what comes around, goes around.  If you treat an employee bad, or screw over another company, or damage the reputation of a customer, all because of your lack of Kaizen/leadership/customer service and satisfaction, then of course someone is going to tell the world about your crap.  And the way they do it these days, is through the internet. You may want to censor it, but unfortunately for you, the internet usually finds a way.  That is not a threat from myself or anything, that is just the reality of what we are talking about.

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Monday, July 27, 2009

Industry Talk: Audit Finds Contractor Oversight Improving in Iraq

Filed under: Industry Talk,Iraq,Kaizen — Tags: , , , , — Matt @ 11:18 PM

   Very cool. Now lets take these lessons learned on over to Afghanistan?  Better yet, let’s have a COR’s surge, seeing how we just love surges, and get some folks over there to monitor that effort so Afghanistan becomes a success story with contracting.  It can happen, but it takes real effort, and not a bunch of talk–so let’s get it done. –Matt

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Audit finds contractor oversight improving in Iraq

By LARA JAKES

July 28, 2009

WASHINGTON — The government has kept a closer eye on U.S. contractors in Iraq since a deadly 2007 shooting by Blackwater guards, but it still needs to do a better job tracking and investigating when private security guards fire their guns, two new Pentagon audits have found.

The reports were released Tuesday by the Pentagon’s special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction. They looked at the oversight of at least 13 U.S. firms working for the Defense and State departments between May 2008 and February 2009.

In perhaps the most serious lapse of oversight, one of the audits concluded, contractor watchdogs did not properly report and track the May 2008 death of an Army Corps of Engineers employee who was caught in a gunfight between security guards and al-Qaida suspects near Bayji, in central Iraq.

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