The United States is just one of many entities — including other

governments, international organizations, and private industry — that

employ private security contractors. In recent years, the United States and

many other nations and organizations, including the United Nations, have

increasingly turned to private contractors to provide security, as well as a

variety of other functions in support of stabilization and reconstruction

efforts. This increased reliance of contractors has fueled the growth of the

private security industry.

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The United States is relying heavily on private firms to supply a wide variety

of services in other parts of the world, including security. From publicly

available information, this is apparently the first time that the United States

has depended so extensively on contractors to provide security in a hostile

environment, although it has previously contracted for more limited security

services in Afghanistan, Bosnia, and elsewhere. In Iraq, private firms known

as Private Security Contractors (PSCs) serve to protect individuals, transport

convoys, forward operating bases, buildings, and other economic

infrastructure, and are training Iraqi police and military personnel.

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By providing security for reconstruction and stabilization efforts, many

analysts and policymakers say, private contractors contribute an essential

service to U.S. And international efforts to bring peace to hostile regions.

Nonetheless, the use of armed contractors raises several concerns, including

transparency and accountability. The lack of public information on the terms

of the contracts, including their costs and the standards governing hiring and

performance, make evaluating their efficiency difficult.

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The apparent lack of a practical means to hold contractors accountable

under U.S. law for abuses and other transgressions, and the possibility that

they could be prosecuted by foreign courts, is also a source of concern.

Contractors working with the Department of State or the U.S. military (or

with any of the coalition forces) are non-combatants who have no combat

immunity under international law if they engage in hostilities, and whose

conduct may be attributable to the United States.

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Within Chapter Two

Do Your Homework

Learn current events. Know what's going on in the world. Read the

newspaper or Google news, however you need to keep informed. The more

you know about foreign policy and evolving legislation is to your best

interest. As a security specialist, you need to be the first to hear the news so

you can make a decision on your next move.

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A friend of mine that I met in Blackwater, called me recently and offered me

a gig in Pakistan. It was to help train the military soldiers infantry tactics so

they could fight off the taliban. I did an RSS feed from a local website and

found out a week later that the building that I would be training the Pakistani

military and police was leveled and killed 8 people inside of it. After

hearing that news, I called him back and asked for more money.

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Within Chapter Three

Experience

A lot of companies prefer military experience if you have that in your favor.

But since there's a lot of competition, you will need to stand out. There are

plenty of people with special forces experience, so you need to get more

experience by landing the smaller contracts first.

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If you cannot seem to get a position for a job overseas, do some contracts in

the United States first to build up relationships and experience. Companies

will take people with more security experience than they will military

experience. You might need to start small before you go off into the bigger

contracts where the money is.

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Within Chapter Five

Operating Companies

???? was incorporated in June of 2004 after its growing number of

clients and services within the Norwegian city of Bergen. The goals of the

???? is to deliver the best protection and security services to the residents

and visitors of Norway. They are now also starting to make its move

onto the international world of PSD and other high risk operations.

???? was established by ? Limited Partnership and ? is a international provider of emergency management,

civil protection and research, physical security and business solutions to

private companies, government agencies and non-governmental

organizations.

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???? is the first operator to receive approval from the British and American

governments, as well as the Coalition Provisional Authority and the Iraqi

Governing Council, to provide armed support to the reconstruction

programme in Iraq. They have worked for governments and government

agencies. And are now retained by a number of the world's leading Energy,

Communications, Construction, Mining, Banking and Transportation

companies.

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???? is a protective services company, providing a full compliment of protection

and special security services for both the government and corporate clients.

In addition, they also provide a host of specialized bespoke services that can

be tailored to meet the individual requirements of clients. They also offer

special training packages for both government, military, and corporate

clients.

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???? has grown from designing bridges to installing offshore oil platforms to

supplying entire labor forces to maintaining extensive military installations

and bases.