Feral Jundi

  I was perusing Lightfighter the other day, and came across this awesome thread from the guys at Cohort International.  So after asking their permission, I was given the go ahead to post this awesome write up on what they are looking for for disaster security work.  

   To me, this is one area that could continue to be the silent bread winner in this industry, and disasters come in some shape or form every year it seems.  The last couple of years has really been nuts.  So get your resumes in and do what you gotta do to keep in shape and do well on the shooting tests, because disasters strike at any time.  Thanks again to the guys at Cohort for putting this together.  –Matt

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 The diaster relief contracts are with the third largest energy suppler in the US. Cohort has been helping them out and has the contract already. (We have been under contract with them since Katrina)

We are looking for former military, LEO, medics, and National Guard units. (Last seasnon we hired 50 NG from the Montana guard.) YES females may apply with the same qualifications as the men,you will be treated like everybody else.

If last season is any indication of things to come according to NOAA this year is supposed to be worst. Cohort put 400 operators in the region and kept them there for over three months.

With the hurricane season starting in three months we are compiling a list of good solid people willing to work these disasters.

The way we do it is this, we add to our current list of qualified people then call them just before the hurracane hits.

We send everybody to our facility in Florida (we pay for your transportation there)if people live close enough and want to drive we pay your mileage. Once there we conduct a weapons (Glock and Shotgun)train up, issue all equipment, uniforms,weapons etc. and have you do all the paper work, contracts, banking etc., then get them to the diaster area fast.

Before anyone askes, Cohort pays all/all it’s employees (including me) 30 days behind. What that means is this, if you work the month of August you get paid the month of September everything runs a month behind.

Yes it was messed up last year because lots of people didn’t put down their correct banking info, this held up their pay until we tracked them down. Other people misunderstood what our bean counters told them and expected to be paid the first 20 days. (That is when people received their travel pay not their normal pay.) Everybody was paid and after alot of tracking down correct banking info there were no more problems.

I would advise anyone coming on the next hurracane operation to ask as many questions as possible during your in processing so you understand.

MAKE SURE YOU BRING YOUR COMPLETE BANKING INFORMATION!! DON’T SHOW UP AND WRITE DOWN “BANK AMERICA, HOMETOWN USA” This will screw up your pay.

Bring a voided blank check, it will have all your correct banking information on it!

There is a PT test, push ups, sit ups and a 2 mile run all are timed according to age.

Weapons, Glock 9mm, you need to score 80% or higher from 4-7-15 and 25 yards.

Shotgun, Remington 870, 80% or higher from 15 and 25 with 00 and slugs.

We need a want only leaders not posers! Last year I terminated 92 people that were so screwed up they couldn’t find their butts with both hands! These people made the squared away people pick up their slack and look bad. If your one of these DON’T even apply.

FYI – Some of the people that stood out last season are now working fulltime for Cohort on some of our overseas operations because they were squared away.

Complainers – Your going on a DIASTER Relief operation, don’t expect to stay at the Hyatt or Ritz Carlton!

Things always start out bad but as the client ramps up things improve dramaticly. (The first two weeks I was sleeping on a outside roof and getting a shower every three days with a fire hose.) When things were ramped up we moved people into hotels that had been damaged, the client moved in power and food and people were living pretty good.

Keep that in mind when you apply. (We make sure the client takes very good care of our people and they do.)

Anybody that worked for us last season will automaticly be rehired. Former employees send in your name, SSN and a notation you worked for us last year. We will then pull up your resume and rehire you!

New applicants send in a resume to Gerard Thompson our HR Director,

gerard.thompson@cohortinternational.com

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PT Information-

Push ups and Sit ups, Everybody as many as you can do in two minutes!

Run, Two miles, sliding scale based on age. A 20 year old has to pass in 15 minutes or less while a 40 year old has up to 20 minutes. (FYI Unless your DEAD you can walk two miles in 20 minutes!) If you end up walking and don’t try to run you WILL FAIL! We don’t want slackers looking for the easy way to do something.

We are not training Marines or Rangers what I look for is people that will not quit!

Weapons Qual,250 pts max, 200 pts required to pass

4 Yards,

-12 rds unsupported, instinct shooting, no sights 30 seconds

-6 rds strong hand

-6 rds weak hand

7 Yards7 Yards

– 2 rds, five seconds

– 12 rds, with reload (6&6),30 seconds

– 12 rds, with reload,(6&6),30 seconds

15 Yards

– 12 rds, barricade, strong hand only, with reload (6rds&6rds)40 seconds

– 12 rds, barricade, two handed, with reload (6&6)

-6 rds,standing right side barricade

-6 rds,standing left side barricade

25 Yards

– Stress Course firing, shooters will be required to perform push ups and jumping jacks prior to firing.

– 24 rounds, 2 mags of 12

– Shooters will fire on shoot don’t shoot targets and will be required to perform a combat reload.

– 2 minutes for the course

Shot Gun

– 15 & 25 yards

– 5 rds 00 buck

– 15 yards, 2 rds standing from the shoulder, 10 seconds

– 25 yards, 1 rd from the shoulder, 2 rds kneeling. Weapon will be in condition 2, rds in magazine but chamber empty, 20 seconds

– 5 rds slug at 25 yards, 4 in the tube, 1 rd reload 25 seconds

Thats pretty much it, if your squared away and want to be part of this get a resume to our

HR Director,

Gerard Thompson, His email is,

gerard.thompson@cohortinternational.com