Cowboys – Need Not Apply; Teaching the Right Stuff – for Hostile Conditions
HCT (Hostile Control Tactics, LLC) meets growing need for training PMCs (Private Military Contractors) and security personnel for Middle East and Iraq.
Fairfax, VA (PRWEB via PR Web
Direct) June 9, 2005 -- Since 9-11, the rules of war have changed and so has
the composition of the security forces. There are over 250 private military
security firms (PMCs) that provide personnel to protect VIPs, dignitaries,
corporations, and government vital interests in the Middle East. With the
increased kidnappings and attacks by insurgents the demand for qualified
personnel continues to grow.
What determines if someone has the “right
stuff” to be a PMC? And where outside the military can they get the training,
knowledge and experience to be successful in this dangerous career? The answer
is combat training from companies like Hostile Control Tactics, L.L.C (HCT),
headquartered in Virginia, which provides combat training, pre-employment
screening and tactical skill assessment evaluations for PMCs who send security
personnel to the middle-east.
“We are not looking for cowboys or
reactionary musclemen,” explains CEO Kevin James, a former Navy Seal and martial
arts expert. “The best men and women for these jobs are those who have the
physical skills, think tactically, and can handle the pressure. We are equipping
professionals to succeed in hostile environments.”
All HCT instructors
are former U.S. Special Operations military personnel, which insures that the
training is intensive, realistic and the most thorough available. HCT's courses
and assessments are only available to those with prior military service, law
enforcement, private security or a tactical background.
The training is
conducted on a 92 acre secure remote facility that includes protective security
detail operations, close quarters battle, hostage rescue, kidnap recovery,
vehicle escort and other high risk techniques. “Our mission is two-fold, we
evaluate a participant's current skill level and as well as train them to deal
with worst-case scenarios, ” states James. HCT also provides training for
Military Special Forces Groups, Police departments, SWAT teams and private
security personnel.
“No crybabies and no excuses” is a combat motto. The
HCT faculty takes their job very seriously as lives depend upon it. The HCT
standards are so tough that over one-third of students do not pass the first
level. For those that do, there are many jobs waiting especially for those who
display strong leadership capabilities. HCT assists in placement of its
graduates as personnel with PMCs where the starting salary ranges from
$500-1,500 a day depending upon experience.
As the withdrawal of
conventional military forces from Iraq accelerates and the terrorist actions
against non-military persons increase, the projected employment opportunities
multiply. HCT graduates are trained to understand the weight of responsibility
they carry. “To succeed in a war zone, security personnel must know more than
how to load a machine gun,” James adds, “HCT graduates understand their role
both as protector and ambassador of peace.”
The next HCT monthly
training will be June 20-24th. For more information on the school visit www.hctactics.com.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/6/prweb249802.htm