Security

[Jim&AngieMarriner]

Guess I wasnt clear enough before and thats ok. I can see why 11290 would think I ment that my dream retirement job would be as a Security Guard. I also agree that the front line guards have it rough and it isnt a glamerous job at all.

That isnt what I ment although I really respect the folks that do it. With my degree and experiece, I would be applying, if it comes open, for a management type possition. Its kinda hard to explain, but basically the person who designs and oversees the physical and peronnel security for either the parks, the resorts or both. For example, designing a system to keep unwanted vehicles out of restricted areas using hydraulic bollards. And then going forward with the project through budgeting and bidding for the contract and overseeing that instilation was done to spec.

I have had my share of walking a post as a soldier and personally guarding facilities, equipment and personnel. Hopefully they rotate areas of responsibility so that they arnt bored out of thier skull. I can do that level of security, and have done it well, but it isnt the level of security that I enjoy doing. Once again, I am not throwing stones at guards or police or any other job that is the first line of security. It just isnt what I would want to do.

Of course this is all a dream at the moment, I still have 14-15 months left til I retire from the army. I havent seen the position I am talking about be open in florida in over a year although a similar postion is open with ABC in New York City. I dont think i could live in New York. WAY to much going on there for me.

[SteveL]

A few years back when we were going into AK, I asked one of the security guys checking my purse why some of them hardly looked and others really searched. He said that by the time we were at the security check, we had already crossed two metal detectors that were in the ground. Whether this is true or not, I don't know.

If this were true I have to think that every stroller with a steel frame that rolls over them would trip metal detectors that are in the ground.