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I would say that the professional issues associated with home automation, are related to finding professionals.During my ~15 years in the business, one constant was the shortage of qualified professional installers. I spent the later part of my time contracting to other companies, and cleaning up incomplete work done by others, so this I saw a lot of. Every company owner I spoke with had issues hiring and retaining good people, and there are a lot of not so good people out there doing not so good work that others have to clean up later.So, if you are considering going into the business, or are already in the industry, be on the lookout for good people. When you find them, form an alliance. The best people often start their own companies or contract to others, so stay in touch with them, there aren't enough of them.And, if you are an employer, treat your employees well. It takes a lot of time and money to train people, and there are a lot of opportunities in the industry, so if you don't take care of people, they will leave, and you will have to start over. Good installers are worth their weight in gold. Not only do they enable an automation company to do what it does, they also train others. Throw money and perks at them, do whatever it takes to keep them, it's worth it in the long run.So, I suppose it's the same with most businesses. The professional issues with home automation is finding professionals...and then keeping them. Hope that helps.

We've done cross-training with them, and some of our brigade did security assistance with IDF units in Israel (particularly anti-missile battalions) in the early days of the Iraq war when the U.S. was particularly worried about retaliatory missile launches on Israel. Additionally, I've known a few former IDF operators and took the opportunity to pick their brains. Aside from these things, my experience has been indirect. Generally, the view in the U.S. military community has been that they're extremely well trained and highly competent in most areas -- specifically the kinds of combat or operations that apply to Israel (as a nation) and to an individual unit (by specialty or regional command). This is just my outside perception as a U.S. Army soldier --Noam Kaiser or someone else with a more insider perspective can certainly correct me where I've gotten something wrong about the IDF.The IDF is very specialized. They have line (infantry) brigades that are generally tasked with responsibility for a particular geographic region: Golani Brigade, Givati Brigade, etc. The training pipeline for these units is somewhat similar in scope and intensity to that of U.S. forces, but longer. For example, basic training and infantry school combined in the U.S. Army takes around 4 months. For the Nahal Brigade in the IDF, basic training is 4 months, and advanced specialist training (particularly in desert combat) is another 4 months. Now, the actual TYPE of training performed is not particularly different. Basic rifle marksmanship, PT, obstacle courses, a lengthy forced march, night firing training, field training exercises, camouflage, basic first aid, radio training, tactics, etc. It differs that in their advanced training, the IDF sends soldiers to specialize in various fields. For example, combat medics, anti-tank missile operators, designated marksmen, etc. are all spun off into individualized specialized training at this point based on aptitude shown by a particular recruit. In comparison, in the U.S., these positions are either specifically reserved for non-infantry MOS (in which case they get a longer, more specialized, direct training pipeline), or things that are trained after the soldier has reached their unit and been assigned to a position necessitating that training (for instance, designated marksman).Sayeret Tzanchanim (the reconnaissance element of Paratrooper Brigade) candidates in trainingTraining is very important, but nobody expects a freshly trained soldier to be 100% competent and expert at their job. That can only come from experience and sustained deployments. 15 years ago, the IDF was probably the undisputed king of that title, by virtue of the constant series of major wars, defensive skirmishes, and counter-terrorism activities they had to endure. This imparted a huge amount of institutional knowledge and field experience across the IDF that was probably unmatched by any other military in the world at the time. Today, while this hasn't changed for the IDF, other nations (particularly the U.S. with almost 15 years continuous experience in the "Long Wars" of Iraq and Afghanistan) have caught up in that regard. The question of competency becomes "what kind of changes are made from those lessons learned?"Soldiers from Maglan unitNow, stepping back to my initial point for a second, we talked about line units. The IDF is also full of specialized units, probably as much or moreso than the U.S. military. This is particularly notable within their special forces/reconnaissance/intelligence arm. There are some units that are probably the U.S. equivalents of a "tier-1" special mission unit: Shaldag, which is the IAF commando unit; Shayetet "Flotilla 13", which is the naval commando unit; and Sayeret Matkal, which is the military intelligence special forces unit. Then there are other, more specialized, lesser known units: Duvdevan (undercover operations); Rimon (desert reconnaissance specialist); Egoz (counter-guerrilla operations); Sayeret Yahalom (engineering special forces); four regional "Pulsar/Sayarot" (the equivalent of a RSTA unit for each of the infantry brigades); Maglan (specialists in operating behind enemy lines/LRS); Yamam (Border Police SWAT); Yamas (Border Police undercover); Matilan (Border Police intelligence and infiltration); Samag (another Border Police special response unit); and those are just the ones that are publicly known. Even the entire Paratrooper Brigade is an offshoot of one of the original special forces units. There are specialized K-9 units, specialized combat search and rescue, specialized alpine units; specialized submarine units, specialized anti-tunnel and robotics units; even a specialized software development unit within the Air Force. I don't even think most Israelis know what all of these units do, and there is some overlap between them as well.A reconnaissance element from Sayeret Matkal on a training missionAnd, as mentioned above, each individual brigade, (as well as some of the armored/armored recon units) has company and battalion-sized special operations elements, including within the engineering units. That's not even getting into non-military (and yes, I know I included the Border Police above) organizations like Shin Bet or Mossad and their operational arms.Soldiers of Duvdevan unit.Collectively, this adds up to a lot of tactical depth, institutional knowledge, and available expertise. Additionally, you have to understand the IDF mindset. Israel is a nation that has always lived under threat, often-times an existential one. It literally cannot afford to lose a war. And this is reflected in the operational and strategic considerations of the military. Overall, these forces serve at a very high level of readiness and competence. They literally have to, because they have always had to do so for their own security. This is something that is difficult to understand from the U.S. perspective at times. That does not mean that there are not professionalism issues, or units that have had shady/checkered pasts, but in general, despite what the anti-Israeli bloc on Quora might have you believe, the Israeli military are highly competent and well regarded around the world.