PSS / Designated Defensive Marksman

Employer: Academi
Location: Duty Location Afghanistan
Protective Security Specialist / Designated Defensive Marksman
We are a professional organization serving as a solutions provider to the U.S. government. We operate in the defense, training, logistics, and intelligence spaces, priding ourselves on providing our customers with world-class performance. We are the quiet and dedicated professionals serving the government and commercial markets. Our bandwidth and far-reaching capabilities make us a valuable single-source solutions provider.All candidates should be willing and able to work in a high-threat environment and pass pre-deployment medical screening to include a Physical Training test.

Job Description:
Perform as long-range defensive marksman.
The PSS/DDM shall be designated as PSS (P).
The PSS/DDM is required to attend the protective security specialist (PSS) training course and the Defensive Marksman course as outlined in Exhibit E.
The PSS/DDM must maintain weapons qualifications as outlined in this contract, for the Glock, M4, Shotgun, M240, M249 and M203 and the M24 or SR25 as issued and familiarization fire for the AK47.
PSS/DDM vetted personnel are authorized to permanently fill the Labor Categories of PSS and PSS/DDM in case of shortages with the approval from HTP.
Provide services as assigned.

Leave: Leave rotations are 105/35.

Qualifications:
U.S. Citizen
Level 3 English proficiency (see Exhibit A)
Valid current U. S. passport
Must meet PSS qualifications
Must have graduated and posses evidence of completion of a sniper/DDM sharpshooter program issued by a military, law enforcement, or security (government or private sector) training program of suitable complexity and quality to adequate prepare the graduate for successful performance as a WPS DDM, (e.g., USMC Scout Sniper, Special Operations Target Interdiction, FBI HRT/SWAT, DSS MSD, State Police Sharpshooter, NYPD Police Sharpshooter, etc.
Must have served in a DDM role for one (1) year
Must provide evidence of a minimum M4qualifications of 95% (285 out of 300) or better on a DS qualification course of fire which must be the most recent qualification
Must be full time law enforcement SWAT Sniper experience(Not SWAT as a collateral duty)
Must be in good physical condition on the DSS physical fitness test per 3 FAM 1975.1

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Selection Guidelines for DS Designated Defensive Marksman
General:
DS management and DS team leaders must carefully screen candidates:
Requires a high degree of motivation.
Ability to learn and maintain a variety of skills while sustaining PSD / PSS skills. Selection Requirements.
Marksmanship:
Advanced knowledge/skills of rifle marksmanship are requisite, preferably .30 caliber or higher.
Advance knowledge/sills of rifle marksmanship will include a minimum of 600 yard qualification, ability to read wind, trace and hit movers.
Shall provide evidence of minimum M4 Qualification of 95% (285 out of 300) or better on the DS qualification course of fire.
Physical Condition / Characteristics.
Should be in good physical condition. Must qualify “good” on the DSS physical fitness test per 3 FAM 1975.1.
Undesirable Physical Characteristics (but not “show stoppers”):
Wearing Eye-Glasses (can cause glare or might be broken)
Smoking (smoke can be seen and smelled and abstinence might cause needless uneasiness / shaking)
Left-Handed (requires excess motion to operate the bolt)

Mental Condition:
Must be able to cope with anxiety and remorse.
Must be decisive, self-reliant; use good judgment and common sense.
Must be composed under stress (equanimity).
Must possess emotional balance and maturity.
Must show positive and favorable results from the Minnesota Multi-Phasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) test.
Must show positive and favorable results from the Meyer Briggs Test.
Must show favorable results from a psychiatric history mental status examination.

Field Craft /Skills.
Must show an understanding of PRS advances and site assessments.
Must show an understanding of the principles of individual and team movement.
Must have a sound grasp of Close Quarters Battle (CQB) techniques for clearing / occupying sites.
Designated Marksmanship TrainingPurpose: To impart basic DS defensive long-range marksmanship skills and employment techniques.

Training Objectives: students must perform the following:
One shot engagement of a stationary target out to 800 yards.
One shot engagement of a moving target out to 600 yards.
One shot engagement of a moving “stop-and-go” target out to 700 yards.
One shot engagement of a “bobbing” target out to 800 yards.
Judging distance to 1,000 yards with +/- 10% error (range estimation).
Using maps and aerial photos to select routes of advance and positions / labor categories.
Observing, collecting, and reporting information/intelligence data.
Selecting, occupying, and preparing Final Firing (FFP).
Deploy as a Designated Defensive Marksman (DDM) team.

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