iraq

[wolf]

Hi there im new to the site im due to do my course in september and ill be sia qaulified i have 8 years military experiance to date taking a year of and hope'ing to get some work in iraq can anyone point me in the right direction much appriciated David.

[Carl Dowd]

Wolf...good luck with your search mate and how is Dublin looking these days? I bet it has seen some major changes with the onset of the Tiger economy....

[wolf]

Originally Posted by Carl Dowd

Wolf...good luck with your search mate and how is Dublin looking these days? I bet it has seen some major changes with the onset of the Tiger economy....

pissing rain over in dublin nothing strange dow ha is there much work in the Close Protection carl.

[Carl Dowd]

To be quite frank with you mate I would suggest that it is a bit hit or miss.... connections and contacts play a big part in this industry...well that's my experience over the past 21 years anyway...I'm certain that others here will happily contribute with their assessment Wolf.... and there is a good and reasonable mix of experience here...I work purley consultancy here in the UK for obvious reasons and I am particularly choosy with the work I am offered overseas...I suppose I can be tho due to me really coming to the end of my Security career...I wish you the best of luck mate with your search...I always enjoyed it down the south by the way...wonderful people...particularly enjoyed climbing in the Wicklow mountains...
keep a targeted eye here Wolf there are some guys that may be in a position to help you...Regards, Carl

[Hawk]

Hi,
register on ex mil and send your cv off to armorgroup, or aegis.
just get the cv in order so its looks good and is genuin
with a 8 years military experience you might be lucky, we who operate in the same theatre but with private security or police background dont have the requested background that AG often is looking for.

Now working out of afghanistan who is getting more dangerous (kandahar)

Good luck

hawk

[wolf]

thanks very much carl and yeah the wicklow mountains are great im up there thursday with the army training recruits thanks again take care david.

[mickworldwide]

Hi Wolf,

In answer to your original question, get your sia license... see who is recruiting once you have it and then ask around for what quals and experience is usually needed.

Most of all pump your cv out to the companies with a well constructed covering letter, if you have recently finished in the Mil then you must know someone who is currently out there with a PMC.... ask them if there are openings and try to network along those lines also.

This is often a question that pops up... networking is key to employment in many cases, remember that for AG there are on average 1000 applications/ CVs sent to the HR personnel per Month.... it often takes a good connection or a top notch CV to get a foot in the door.

They (and others ) generally ask for relevant military service (usually a recent tour), some HE experience... NI (when it was dodgy) Balkans (Kos and Bos) .. Iraq, Afghan, Sierra Leone etc etc... or relevant Psd experience within HE within the last 5 yrs.... this is down to insurance reasons mostly.

In FCO contracts AG in particular will want some form of verifiable background in CP within the last 5 yrs on top of a current SIA license.

My advise would be to ask the training provider what if anything they can do to assist post course deployment ... they should have something in the works.

Good Luck

[wolf]

thanks very much for your advice mickworldwide will take every word on board thanks again david.

[Carl Dowd]

They (and others ) generally ask for relevant military service (usually a recent tour), some HE experience... NI (when it was dodgy) Balkans (Kos and Bos) .. Iraq, Afghan, Sierra Leone etc etc... or relevant PSD experience within HE within the last 5 yrs.... this is down to insurance reasons mostly.

Do you remember the dark old days of the 70's Mick?

[mickworldwide]

Remember it mate? I grew up in it !!!

I was referring to the late 80s and early 90s pre ceasefire, which is generally considered as useful tours for consideration ... obviously if you were around in the 70s that wouldn't hurt either.