I'd love some info on Aegis. I'm from a combat arms and special operations background, small unit human intelligence gathering, raids and that sort of thing.
11B 11B The infantry life is the life for me :) I also did some PSD stuff while on active duty and after. I know weird for me to jump into programming right? I've got apps out with about a dozen or so private military companies, just trying to find the right one. Shit, I make 6 figures in the states, they better do pretty damned well :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Sorge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 12:59 PM Subject: Re: 12% Support More Troops > There are several agencies that hire former military members. Some take > anyone from grunts to cooks. Others only hire from combat arms, and then > others only hire ex-spec ops. These are PSD positions (Personal Security > Detail). These are guys that go around in civilian up-armored SUV's > (Toyota > Sequoia, Fort Excursions, Ford Explorers and Toyota Land Cruisers are the > dominant ones). They take the security missions that the military passes > up > on, like escorting Army Corps of Engineers folks and such. These guys > start > at well over 100K US annually. They typically sign a one or two year > contract with options to extend. One that I know of is AEGIS. It is a > British company that hires from all over the world and that the US likes a > LOT. There are a couple more over there, but AEGIS is the biggest and > really > the best one out there. I almost took a job with them but my wife whined > too > much. Apparently I am worth more than a few hundred thousand dollars to > her. > Anyway, these guys get modern weapons and are provided with very sturdy > vehicles. They do not have a web site, but if you want information, I can > sent it to you off line. > > Bruce > > On 1/17/07, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> not sure, but the positions I am looking into would be armed. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bruce Sorge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 12:09 PM >> Subject: Re: 12% Support More Troops >> >> >> > Well the reason that they offer a lot of $$ is because they are in as >> much >> > danger as the troops. They go out on patrols with us and they live on >> the >> > FOB like the rest of us. But they do not get weapons, so they >> > compensate >> > them with $$. >> > >> > On 1/17/07, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> I've really been thinking about it a lot, and have applied to several >> of >> >> the >> >> contracting companies that provide security forces and such >> >> (blackwater >> >> and >> >> so forth). >> >> >> >> We'll see. >> >> >> >> I've had a couple more bites from State, NSA and others so it's going >> to >> >> be >> >> all good :) >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 11:40 AM >> >> Subject: Re: 12% Support More Troops >> >> >> >> >> >> > They offer a boatload to anyone going over to do civ work. >> >> > >> >> > I used to pull data cabling, I got an offer of well into six figures >> to >> >> go >> >> > over and yank fiber optics for an infrastructure rebuild. I couldn't >> >> stand >> >> > watching my mom almost cry when i told her I was thinking about >> >> > it... >> >> > so >> >> > that shot that idea... nothing is worth making my mom worry that >> much. >> >> > >> >> > sas >> >> > >> >> > Scott A. Stewart >> >> > REAC/PASS-IT >> >> > (202)-475-8875 >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > "Bruce Sorge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> > 01/17/2007 11:35 AM >> >> > Please respond to cf-community >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > To: CF-Community <[email protected]> >> >> > cc: (bcc: Scott A. Stewart/REAC/HHQ/HUD) >> >> > Subject: Re: 12% Support More Troops >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > They do hire real life Arabs. When I was in Iraq we had several men >> >> > from >> >> > Sudan who were working with the HUMINT personnel doing interviews. >> The >> >> > ones >> >> > that the military hires are from countries we trust. And yes, they >> >> > offer >> >> a >> >> > boat load of $$ to them. >> >> > >> >> > On 1/17/07, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> They've been trying for years. Americans aren't interested in >> learning >> >> >> and the foreigners don't think they'll get security clearance. I >> know >> >> >> that three years ago they were offering well over $100k+ for >> >> >> translators. >> >> >> >> >> >> On 1/17/07, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Why can't we hire real life Arabs, instead of just some American >> who >> >> >> learned >> >> >> > Arabic? Everyone has their price, right? >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:224943 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
