Cowboys or professionals?

[madmike]

Got a copy of my friend's resume. Read this and see if you think Blackwater are overpaid:

(Name deleted)

Objective: To join a professional Executive Protection Team

Statement: I have spent nine years in study and preparation on personal protection techniques. I am physically fit and adaptable with extensive U.S. Marine Corps training and experience.

BACKGROUND & EDUCATION:

Blackwater Training Center.
Completed 2-month Blackwater Academy course. Instruction included pistol, rifle, and shotgun techniques and procedures. Additional courses in Combat First Aid, Tactical/Motorcade/Night driving, Land Warfare, Gps/Map & Compass, Principal Recovery & Evacuation. Successful 4-month tour in Baghdad, Iraq, working Personal Security Detachment for the (deleted by Mike).

Executive Security International
Graduated with honors ___ 199_. Accumulated skills in conducting advances, threat recognition, bomb search & detection, profiles of terrorism & violence, and defensive shooting tactics.

Storm Mountain Training Center
Attended June 2___. Passed the High-Risk Personnel Course. Covered counter assault techniques, lowlight & flashlight training, combat usage of shotgun/carbine, mindset and taken hostage scenarios.

Tactical Shooting Academy
Oct 2002 - Present. Attended numerous defensive handgun courses and am now an Assistant Instructor in the FIST-FIRE System of Defensive Shooting.

Community College
Graduated June 1996. Attended the Emergency Medical Technician course. CPR, splinting, airway adjuncts, fracture care, injury evaluation, principles of extrication and scene control.

Military Service
Marine Corps active duty Sep 1981 - Dec 1992. Selected Marine Corps Reserve June 1994 - 1996. Marine Corps active Duty May 2000 - July 2004.17 year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. In addition to regular training I pursued studies in other courses & schools to include first-aid, convoy techniques, marksmanship instructor, logistics and code-of-conduct. Some of these courses were sponsored by the Military, others I paid to attend. Currently hold the rank of Staff Sergeant (E6). Interim Top Secret Clearance from DOD, pending final investigation. Held Final Top Secret Clearance from 1982-1992.

May 2000 - Jun 2004 Command Center Watch Chief, COMMARFORLANT, Norfolk, VA. Responsible for Command & Control of all Marine Forces, Atlantic during non-working hours.

Jun 1994 - Jan 1996 Bulk Fuel Co, Alpha, (deleted). Company Gunnery Sergeant.

Jul 1990 - Dec 1992 HQSVCCo, MCAS (deleted) . NCOIC for (deleted). Responsible for all weapons related training for on-site personnel and those deploying for Desert Shield/Desert Storm.

Jun 1987 - Jul 1990 Bravo Co, 7th CommBn, 3rd MarDiv, FMFPAC. Communication Center Operator. Deployed for Cobra Gold ' 90.

May 1984 - Jun 1987 CommCo, HqBn, 3rdMarDiv, FMFPAC. Communication Center Operator. Deployed several times, to include Team Spirt '85 & '87, Bear Hunt '86, and Cobra Gold '87.

April 1982 - May 1984 CommCo, 9th CommBn (-)(+), 1st MarDiv. Communication Center Operator & Primary Marksmanship Instructor.

Sep 1981 - April 1982 Recruit Training & Basic Military Occupational Specialty School.

SKILLS:

Martial Arts
April 1992 - Current Second-degree black belt in the Kajukenbo style of self-defense. A fully-rounded style of art centering on real-world tactics and techniques. Have also studied Arnis-de-Mano, a stick & knife fighting style.

Technology
Internet - extensive experience with email and other network based communications.
All word processing applications on PC and Macintosh platforms.

Interpersonal
Function well working alone, on a team or one-on-one. Flexible, a fast learner, dedicated to success.

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But any WANNABE can do it...right?

 

[Jeff White]

No military combat arms experience?

Jeff

 

[madmike]

Somalia, 83, somewhere else in the 80s, and a couple of years doing high profile bodyguard work, too.

 

[Jeff White]

I was referring to his MOS. Infantry, Armor, Artillery and Combat Engineers are the ground combat arms. Most people I know in that line of work have backgrounds in those fields. That's why I was surprised, your friend's resume doesn't list his MOS but if you read the duty assignments one would assume his job was in Combat Service Support. Not that there is anything wrong with that. It's just that not many people with that type of military background break into PSD work. I hope your friend finds the job he wants.

Jeff

 

[madmike]

I figure any Marine in Somalia in 83 (not 93) was a combat Marine.

And he's done 4 months this year in the sandbox, escorting dignitaries the RIFs want alive.

It was in response to a previous thread where someone accused Blackwater of taking "Any cowboy or wannabe."

And he still had to spend $20K on their course to be accepted.

Another friend is about to deploy. He's a retired Army chopper pilot, 160th SOAR, 23 years, with 3000 hours just with NVG.

not exactly wannabes.

 

[hankdatank1362]

I actually met my first Iraq security contractor tonight. He was a harley biker (it's fall bike week here in myrtle beach), but when he took his leather coat off, I noticed his polo shirt said IRAQ, in very small letters, with some kind of design behind it. Thought it might be nothing, then he walked by. The 5.11 tactical pants were a dead giveaway. I asked him (he thought it was funny as hell how I "made" him on account of his pants) about his job and about various security contract companies. He was very polite, and incredibly knowledgable. I've met a lot of wannabe "Special Forces" types, and I got the distinct impression that he knew what he was doing, and was pretty darn good at it. I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation.

 

[madmike]

Awesome sig quote. Where's it from?

 

[carpediem]

"What do you think will happen?"
"Whatever usually happens when people without guns stand up to people with guns."

This sig line? From the movie 'V for Vendetta.'