[QUOTE=ChenPengFi;2934619].
Security armed or otherwise is largely boring as fuck.[/QUOTE]
I use to work security/bounced just so I had a chance to work security. That paid $15 an hour or so … but I would take bribes to get people into a club that was at capacity, that could pay like $600 a night every once and a while.
I quit doing it because it was mind numbingly boring.
A good waiter or bartender makes 100k in Florida. If your gonna be awake all night you might as well pick the job that pays the most in the building.
[QUOTE=ChenPengFi;2934619]I get this part but how much are we talking for armed security?
I’d guess wait staff make as much $$$ in half the hours.
Trades are more dangerous, more money and way more variety.
Security armed or otherwise is largely boring as fuck.[/QUOTE]
Armed security has a very broad pay range depending on what you’re doing and where.
By and large, you’re right; it is boring. However with experience and qualifications it can become more proactive and work abroad is usually much more interesting.
I think it largely boils down to personal interests. I made more money per day being a tree surgeon and it’s statistically a very dangerous job so you’re spot on about trades being a better return for time, however when I leave the army I’d probably look to security over returning to tree work. Is it logical? No, but I find it more interesting and can live with that.
[QUOTE=Kovacs;2934687]Armed security has a very broad pay range depending on what you’re doing and where.
By and large, you’re right; it is boring. However with experience and qualifications it can become more proactive and work abroad is usually much more interesting.
I think it largely boils down to personal interests. I made more money per day being a tree surgeon and it’s statistically a very dangerous job so you’re spot on about trades being a better return for time, however when I leave the army I’d probably look to security over returning to tree work. Is it logical? No, but I find it more interesting and can live with that.[/QUOTE]
His is pretty much where I’m at. This may be disproportionately dangerous, but it has the potential to be really interesting and it pays the bills.
I don’t really have anything to add to the topic at hand, so I’d just like to repost and reminisce about the vaguely relatedand absolutely legendary Mall Ninja trolljob of olde: http://lonelymachines.org/mall-ninjas/
[QUOTE=Shawarma;2934691]I don’t really have anything to add to the topic at hand, so I’d just like to repost and reminisce about the vaguely relatedand absolutely legendary Mall Ninja trolljob of olde: http://lonelymachines.org/mall-ninjas/[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Shawarma;2934691]I don’t really have anything to add to the topic at hand, so I’d just like to repost and reminisce about the vaguely relatedand absolutely legendary Mall Ninja trolljob of olde: http://lonelymachines.org/mall-ninjas/[/QUOTE]I work with a mall ninja of sorts. He doesn’t claim a SOF background, but he is tactical as fuck. 5.11 up to the eyeballs. His posture screams TMA background but I haven’t asked yet. My favorite thing about him is how he creepily sidles up to everyone to show them random pictures he has taken with his phone while flying. You see, he’s working on his pilot’s license AND EVERYONE MUST KNOW ABOUT IT.
[QUOTE=Kovacs;2934687]Armed security has a very broad pay range depending on what you’re doing and where.
By and large, you’re right; it is boring. However with experience and qualifications it can become more proactive and work abroad is usually much more interesting.
I think it largely boils down to personal interests. I made more money per day being a tree surgeon and it’s statistically a very dangerous job so you’re spot on about trades being a better return for time, however when I leave the army I’d probably look to security over returning to tree work. Is it logical? No, but I find it more interesting and can live with that.[/QUOTE]
I suspect the higher paid and more interesting jobs are much more easily obtained after a MIL/LE background.
Seems like that would be a prerequisite for some.
[QUOTE=ChenPengFi;2934716]I suspect the higher paid and more interesting jobs are much more easily obtained after a MIL/LE background.
Seems like that would be a prerequisite for some.[/QUOTE]
Either that, or a some lower level armed experience…
[QUOTE=ghost55;2934731]Either that, or a some lower level armed experience…[/QUOTE]
I recommend bouncing at a popular club where people will bribe you to be on the vip list or a nice strip club if you absolutely have to do security. At a nice strip clubs the girls tip out. It can be very lucrative.
If you wanna be a legit gun ninja join the military and quit fucking around with the mall cop shit.
[QUOTE=ghost55;2934731]Either that, or a some lower level armed experience…[/QUOTE]
You are getting a bit of grief here for your decisions, however, you also appear to be doing what interests you at this point in your life, which is good.
Don’t be one of those sad fucks who never pursued their real interests, for sure. At the same time, make sure you don’t end up 50 years old with no retirement savings, too beat up to keep working in your field.
I’ll also say to beware that time passes quickly, so keep reviewing evaluating your plan(s) and progress towards your desired goals.
One way to state that is to begin with the end in mind, best you can at least. It ain’t easy, but worth it.
[QUOTE=Raycetpfl;2934736]I recommend bouncing at a popular club where people will bribe you to be on the vip list or a nice strip club if you absolutely have to do security. At a nice strip clubs the girls tip out. It can be very lucrative.
If you wanna be a legit gun ninja join the military and quit fucking around with the mall cop shit.
USA military, Israeli or French foreign legion.[/QUOTE]
I think if you recall, he tried, and has some physical issues that restrict enlistment, and already tried the IDF…
[QUOTE=BKR;2934737]You are getting a bit of grief here for your decisions, however, you also appear to be doing what interests you at this point in your life, which is good.
Don’t be one of those sad fucks who never pursued their real interests, for sure. At the same time, make sure you don’t end up 50 years old with no retirement savings, too beat up to keep working in your field.
I’ll also say to beware that time passes quickly, so keep reviewing evaluating your plan(s) and progress towards your desired goals.
One way to state that is to begin with the end in mind, best you can at least. It ain’t easy, but worth it.[/QUOTE]
This is just how I pay the bills until I get a degree (hopefully a JD eventually).
[QUOTE=ghost55;2934743]State police, but I want to finish at least college first. I want to put some distance between me and some of my dumber choices.[/QUOTE]
Good idea, the SP in Idaho are pretty strict about…stuff in you background. I don’t imagine it’s any different in Oregon.
College is a good idea if you want to try for state police.
[QUOTE=ChenPengFi;2934716]I suspect the higher paid and more interesting jobs are much more easily obtained after a MIL/LE background.
Seems like that would be a prerequisite for some.[/QUOTE]
Totally. LEO experience is gold dust for domestic work and military experience is ideal for working abroad, operational experience being an immense bonus.
It can be done from a civi background but it would be a much longer and lesser paid process, plus the inidividual would have to pay for their own qualifications.
However, like most jobs it’s more about who you know rather than what you know and a good word can go a long way.
[QUOTE=ghost55;2934688]His is pretty much where I’m at. This may be disproportionately dangerous, but it has the potential to be really interesting and it pays the bills.[/QUOTE]
Nothing wrong with that. If you fancy the rough and tumble aspect of private security have you ever thought of bounty hunting further down the line?
[QUOTE=Kovacs;2934795]Nothing wrong with that. If you fancy the rough and tumble aspect of private security have you ever thought of bounty hunting further down the line?[/QUOTE]
Hell yeah, “Ghost the Bounty Hunter”.
This doe-eyed, Jew-'fro’ed looks soft, but he is one of the toughest bounty hunters in the business!
Follow his adventures on utoobz as he tracks down dangerous and violent JAPs behind on their cosmetic surgery payments…
[QUOTE=Kovacs;2934795]Nothing wrong with that. If you fancy the rough and tumble aspect of private security have you ever thought of bounty hunting further down the line?[/QUOTE]
Absolutely considering it. PI work is also something I’m somewhat interesting, but that mostly involves following people and seems like it would be way more boring than Raymond Chandler would have you believe.
[QUOTE=BKR;2934749]Good idea, the SP in Idaho are pretty strict about…stuff in you background. I don’t imagine it’s any different in Oregon.
College is a good idea if you want to try for state police.[/QUOTE]
Idaho is actually less strict than Oregon. My background check is fine right the fuck now. The problem is I would have to lie to certain questions for another four years in Idaho, and seven in Oregon.