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Saturday, September 19, 2009

Training: Shipboard Security Officer Operations, Sig Sauer Academy

Filed under: Kaizen,Maritime Security,Training — Tags: Kaizen, Maritime Security, security contracting, shipboard security, sig sauer academy, Training — Matt @ 11:38 AM

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.

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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.

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Saturday, September 5, 2009

Kaizen: College for $99 a Month

Filed under: Kaizen,Technology — Tags: college education, education, Kaizen, online education, StraighterLine — 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: Cool Stuff, Kaizen, Sonshi, sun tzu — 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 Huynh, Sonshi.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.

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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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Afghanistan: Lack of Troops + Lack of Afghan Police and Military + High Security Demand = Using Security Contractors?

Filed under: Afghanistan,Industry Talk,Logistics — Tags: Afghanistan, Kaizen, Logistics, military, police, security contracting, troops — Matt @ 1:10 AM

I would like to put this out there that this industry is ready to pounce on whatever the war effort requires. If you need more security for your civilian surge, then hot damn, the security contracting industry will jump on it and meet your needs. If you need to secure convoys and guard routes up in the north, then security contractors could totally do that. If you need to train up thousands of Afghan police and military, then security contractors can totally do that as well. Whatever the war effort needs, it could be solved by utilizing the free market power of the security contracting industry. With just one caveat though.

The government must take responsibility for contracting those services. You must manage these contracts by providing the necessary man power to watch the companies, and you must write smart contracts that give the companies everything they need to accomplish the mission yet still makes it easy to control them. This is not a difficult concept to understand, and each contract should be treated with the utmost respect and care. Give the contract what it needs to be successful, by applying quality control measures and some Kaizen. Be like the worried home owner, watching over the building of their house, and the government will do just fine with managing these contracts.

The deal is that we have been doing these jobs in the war for awhile, and the only reason they have faltered is because of the lack of oversight by the government. This lack of oversight allows the environment necessary for poor management to happen within the companies.

And what really kills me is that we have seen an increase of security contractors in Afghanistan this year, so this post is completely relevant to the discussion about what is possible. Once there is good leadership on the government’s part, the companies will fall in line. We have a chance to do this right, but it takes real effort and an application of lessons learned to get it done. The pay off will be mission accomplishment and victory, and that would be something we could all be proud of and celebrate. –Matt

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Taliban grab foothold in north

By Jonathan S. Landay

MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS

Monday, Aug. 31 2009

BAGHLAN-I-JADID, Afghanistan — Taliban insurgents have taken over parts of two

northern provinces from which they were driven in 2001, threatening to disrupt

NATO’s new supply route from Central Asia and expand a war that has largely

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Saturday, August 8, 2009

Building Snowmobiles: PMC’s and the Streisand Effect

Filed under: Building Snowmobiles,Kaizen,Leadership — Tags: Blogs, Building Snowmobiles, Forums, John Gilmore, Kaizen, Leadership, private military companies, security contractors, streisand effect — Matt @ 1:55 AM

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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