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TacJobs – Blue Force Gear Seeks Pro Shop Associate

Wednesday, May 27th, 2020

Pro Shop Associate

Blue Force Gear is proud to design and manufacture the world’s lightest and most cutting edge military equipment – all made here in the USA! We have a dedicated team committed to the mission of our nation’s armed service, law enforcement, prepared citizen, and sporting enthusiast. Also important to our company culture is the spirit of “Always Better” – a quest for constant improvement both in the workplace and in your personal lives. In order to enhance our long term growth, we are looking for a customer-focused, knowledgeable Pro Shop Associate!

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for making sure that all store policies, procedures, and controls are followed

• Maintaining and promoting a healthy work environment for all store employees

• Coordinates and oversees the planning, organizing, and delegating of work among fellow store team members

• Ensures the store is clean, safe, and presentable for customers at all times

• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing all personally assigned tasks in a professional and timely manner

• Promotes sales by demonstrating merchandise and products expertise to customers

• Assures each team member provides exceptional customer service and conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times

• Helps customers by providing information; answering questions, obtaining merchandise requests, completing payment transactions, and preparing merchandise for delivery.

• Detail-oriented and focused on results, including a desire to ensure sales goals are not just met but exceeded

Skills:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

• Knowledgeable of firearms, tactical gear, emergency response equipment and military terminology

• Excellent customer service communication skills

• Ability to converse with a wide range of consumers

• Flexibility to work all assigned shifts as necessary based on store volume

• Self-starter with the ability to work independently

• Ability to work well under pressure and prioritize multiple projects

• Ability to interact effectively with senior management team and operations personnel

Experience:

Minimum 2 years of retail experience with working in a specialty retail store.

Send resumes to sky@blueforcegear.com.

Note: The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by those assigned to the job. This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel in this job. Responsibilities are subject to change at the discretion of the employer and do not establish a contract of employment – Blue Force Gear is an at will employer.

BFG is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Massif Presents – “Love The Mission”

Wednesday, May 27th, 2020

Filmed on location in Oregon, with the Oregon Army National Guard’s Company G, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment (MEDEVAC), “Love The Mission” was written and filmed by Jared Cruce Studios of Ashland, OR, and has already won a 2020 Silver Stevie Award for Documentary from the American Business Awards.

This film tells the story of MEDEVAC pilot CPT Alexis McRobert and what makes her “Love The Mission.”

Learn more at massif.com/lovethemission.

TacJobs – CTOMS Seeks Graphic Designer and Video Editor

Tuesday, May 26th, 2020

CTOMS is seeking a graphic designer and video editors for immediate employment. Apply through their website or via Indeed.

ctoms.ca/pages/careers

MATBOCK Monday: LIFT System

Monday, May 25th, 2020

As we wrap up Medical March we will be showcasing our full line of ultra lightweight, durable and multifunctional litters.  All of our litters can be used in conjunction with our ultra lightweight Carbon Combat Poles.  The Carbon Combat Poles weigh in at 1.3 pounds per pole and have a max carrying capacity of 400 pounds!  The poles when fully extended are 7′ 6 3/4″ and can be easily collapsed into 5 – 1′ 9 1/4″ sections that can be packed into any pack.

www.matbock.com/collections/medical/products/combat-carbon-poles

At 6.5 feet long, the stretcher is long enough to accommodate all operators and has a maximum carrying capacity of 400 lbs for both the operator and his/her gear. The stretcher has 5 handles per side to give each team a multitude of configurations for carrying a downed man.  Additionally, the litter collapses and zips together to form a multipurpose, lightweight, Sensitive Site Exploitation (SSE) bag. The bag is augmented with a single adjustable strap for easy carry when loaded, a drawstring to secure the bag contents and is small enough to fold up and be stored in a cargo pocket.  The S-LIFT is compatible with the Combat Carbon Poles.

www.matbock.com/collections/medical/products/s-lift

Made from Ultra High-Density Polyethylene, it will not absorb water, biological or chemical hazards and can handle decontamination in all standard chemicals without degradation in strength or abrasion resistance. Additionally, the stretcher is constructed with Kevlar stitching to ensure even the stitching won’t absorb those hazards.  The J-LIFT is compatible with the Combat Carbon Poles.

www.matbock.com/collections/medical/products/j-lift-gen-2

The R-LIFT is a fully rigid litter that deploys in seconds, weighs only 6 lbs on its own and only 6.5 lbs with the carrying pack. It boasts a maximum load carrying capacity of 400 lbs. The litter is constructed from Ultra High-Density Polyethylene and Kevlar stitching, offering extremely high abrasion resistance and strength, inability to absorb blood, pathogens, chemical or biological hazards, and still decrease weight and size. Additionally,  The R-LIFT comes with a built-in inflatable air bladder designed to support the head and align the spine. The R-LIFT comes with a replaceable integrated emergency blanket that can be deployed quickly to prevent hypothermia.  The R-LIFT is compatible with the Combat Carbon Poles.

Entire LIFT System can be found here: www.matbock.com/collections/medical/LIFT-System

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SCUBAPRO Sunday – Memorial Day

Sunday, May 24th, 2020

Shortly after the Civil War, Memorial Day began as Decoration Day. The reason for that is because it was a day on which Americans, North and South, would decorate the graves of soldiers who died in the Civil War.

Maj. Gen. John A. Logan, who lead a group for Northen Civil War veterans, declared in 1868 that Decoration Day would be observed on May 30. The date was chosen only for the reason that it didn’t coincide with any battles fought. It was a day for the North and South to honor their fallen and decorate their graves. After World War I the holiday was broadened to include service members who died in all of the country’s wars, not just the Civil War.

Multiple cities claim to be the birthplace of this holiday, but President Lyndon Johnson formally gave the honor to Waterloo, N.Y., in 1966. Up until 1971, Memorial Day was observed on May 30, the date Logan had selected for the first Decoration Day. In 1968 Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which established Memorial Day as the last Monday in May to create a three-day weekend for federal employees. The same law also declared Memorial Day as a federal holiday. It did not go into effect until 1971.

Most people look at the Memorial Day weekend as the unofficial start of summer, mattress, and furniture sales or a day for cooking out. I know most of the people that read SSD will understand what the real meaning is. This is a day to remember the fallen man and woman of the military that have gone before us. Like most holidays in the U.S., it has been turned into just a weekend for sales and people to try and make money. But please take the time to think about the fallen, and their families that have as President Lincoln said: “Laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of Freedom.” We truly are lucky to live in the greatest country in the world, where “the pursuit of happiness” is a garneted right. You are never asked to do anything for it other than maybe do jury duty. But some people chose to serve for whatever reason and some die because they chose to server.

There are a couple small things you can do. One is if you fly an America flag lower it to half staff until noon. Then at noon raise it all the way up until sunset. Second, in the year 2000, the National Moment of Remembrance was passed in Congress this says at 3pm local time take a moment in your own way to remember the fallen.

Memorial Day is not Veterans Day. I have heard so many people say, “oh this weekend, we should really thank a veteran.” This isn’t for us; it is for the people that never came home and their families.

Lastly, I wanted to say something about what to say to someone else on Memorial Day as a greeting. Please do not say “Happy Memorial Day”. This is a little thing but it’s like saying happy funeral day. So, if you feel like “Happy Memorial Day” isn’t appropriate, try saying, “I hope you have a nice/good Memorial Day,”.

Long Live the Brotherhood

 






Magpul Offers H&K MP5 Accessories

Friday, May 22nd, 2020

Magpul’s accessories for the H&K MP5 family are now available. You’ll find the 5-inch SL Hand Guard – SP89/MP5K, 8-inch SL Hand Guard – HK94/MP5, and the Magpul ESK (Enhanced Selector Kit). The SL Grip Module will be shipping soon.

SL Hand Guard

Offered in a 5-inch and 8-inch variant, both of the Magpul SL Hand Guards include the same innovative features found on Magpul’s other hand guards, including anti-slip texturing and M-LOK compatible slots for accessory mounting.

ESK

The ESK gives you multiple ambidextrous selector levers for HK Polymer Trigger Housings, and the soon-to-be-released Magpul SL Grip Module will provide you with better ergonomics and dependable firing-hand activation and deactivation of the safety.

www.magpul.com






Unity Tactical Platform Adapter

Friday, May 22nd, 2020

The innovative AMP™ Helmet Arms attach to the rear rails and cantilever the headset forward over the operator’s ears rather than the traditional top-down attachment. This frees up the top rails for other mission critical gear like lights and cameras. However, the factory OEM configuration will only interface with genuine Ops-Core® ARC™ rail; until now. Platform Adapter retrofit installation can be done in minutes and brings the same strength and performance to some other popular tactical helmets. There is no loss in functionality.

Now, you can run the industry-leading modular tactical communications headset, the Ops-Core® AMP™, on your already owned or issued Team Wendy®, MTEK®, or HHV® helmet. Platform Adapters are molded in the United States from the same reinforced polymer used by Ops-Core for their OEM part.

Weight: EXFIL: 4g, MLOK: 2g
Compatible with: EXFIL Rail (Team Wendy), MLOK Rail (MTEK, HHV)
Material: Reinforced Polymer
Breakaway: 8 ft lbs.
Country of Origin: U.S.A.

Available at www.unitytactical.com.






FirstSpear Friday Focus – Vision Augmentation System Soft Harness

Friday, May 22nd, 2020

Today we are getting a closer look at an impressive night vision system capability from FirstSpear. Based off the popular FS Helmet Cover the Vision Augmentation System Soft Harness was designed to function as an extremely low profile and discreet method of wearing night vision goggle systems without the use of a traditional ballistic helmet or bump lid.

Fully Adjustable 4 point adjustment matched with the Boa® Fit System, the end user can find a perfect fit based off the equipment weight and profile they are using. Loop fields can be used to attach counter balance or batteries as well as strobes or FS Cell Tags. Available in Black, Coyote, and Multicam. 100% Made in the USA. Shroud included.

Features:
• Attaches to single or multi-tube systems
• Fully adjustable soft harness with shroud
• Comfortable fit
• Adjustable chin strap with positive lock hardware
• Boa® Fit System
• Easy cable management
• Attachment fields for IFF and the FirstSpear Battery Pack

www.first-spear.com/vas-vision-augmentation-system-soft-harness