I need recommendations of products and price ranges on bodycams. I just received a specialty moving assignment for this weekend involving loading belongings and extracting a person from a violent partnership. I have prior experience doing this, but that was before the wearing of bodycams. Also, the opposing (and suspected violent) partner is an attorney. So wearing a camera that records both visual and audio will be super helpful in both criminal and civil courts.

I am in the Salt Lake area. I used to shop at Skagg's. Any other places people recommend?

Hello,

I finished my LVL 2 and LVL 3 courses and just got my security license and I am now registered on TOPS however, I am just wondering what does the TOPS background check consist of for security officers? I gave my fingerprints and everything but what did they actually check for ? Is it a thorough background check or what? It took like 2 weeks and I was good to go…

I’m only asking because right now I am going through a police department background investigation, is it similar ? If I passed TOPS I should be good for the PD? I also passed my background check for a maximum security prison CO position, are all these similar in some type of way at all?

Thanks !

I have a question for all Vehicle Patrol Guards. When Fire, EMS and PD show up to your location that you are patrolling. Do you guys use the patrol vehicle to kinda like block the emergency vehicles but give them enough space so they can get whatever they need to get out of the rig and to also help them from being ran over by people who don't know how to slow down when seeing flashing lights. Or am i the only who does this? I do this when ever EMT/EMS, Fire and PD show up just to make them feel safe while they are on my district area that i patrol at. I just did this not to long ago for EMT/EMS so they can get in and out of their unit without having someone try to run them over.

As an Operations Manager it really grinds my gears when I have a guard come to me after working a basic site (retail center) for some time and all of the sudden tell me they don't feel safe. This usually happens after they get busted not patrolling or not being on site, basically not doing their job. I've been standing post, vehicle patrolling, and doing events for about 10 years in this industry and I can't say I've ever felt truly unsafe.

My opinion is that this job comes with a uniform with patches and a badge, Use of Force policies and Arrest policies as well as training and certificates to carry defensive tools, up to a firearm... This job is inherently dangerous. At the end of the day, our only true mandate from the state is to Observe and Report.

Outside of someone who gives me a legitimate reason to feel unsafe, they were threatened, or they have gang activity, shootings, wildlife issues(yea thats happened)... AITA for telling them they should look for a different career and actively look to replace them.

Gonna preface this by saying I'm not in security but i was looking around on indeed and saw a security position come up for armed cash transport and the pay was not at all what i expected it would be. Like $15 - $16 hr to transport a significant amount of cash and possibly fend off would be thieves sounds fucking atrocious. Obviously it's not always like that but the risk involved seems far greater than other security postings i see.

My guess would be that companies are going to be increasing security, and beefing up executive protection details.

What do you prefer driving patrol or standing for 8 to 12 hours a day?

Well a lazy security guard? Am I surprised no. I know for a fact one way he can get caught is phone gps. But wondering is there others? Like the rf tag having a unique id tag, I give it a couple weeks till he get a write up no way you can just copy the tags and scan the flipper with the site phone

I always had social anxiety, never had to confront anyone at all. The dude said the main problem he has is the "Unfortunate People" coming in. What advice do you guys have for me? Is it okay to be nervous?

So this is the guard shack microwave at my buddies site. 🤮The site supervisor causes this so not much u can do… my buddy uses client break room one to nuke his food…

Hey there everyone! I’m new security guard for Allied Universal and I’ve been with them for about 4 months now. I’m 19 and I want to try to eat healthy because I’ve genuinely gained like 12 pounds since I’ve started😭. I’d like to know any meal prep or meals that y’all eat to stay healthy! Anything is better than ramen lol. I’ve been eating like a broke college student.

Which is better?

OK so little back story I work retail secuirty in tesco (uk) The store has been hit multiple times recently for high priced alcohol theft, not my shifts though and the secuirty manager claims they are all done by different people, now I have proof that it's been done by the same person. But my supervisor (myself and supervisor don't work for tesco but secuirty manager does) has told me I'm not to tell him that he is completely wrong, as he already doesn't like me, and honestly I just want to prove it so I can make him look like a complete dick who shouldn't be secuirty manager... is that really wrong of me

Any recommendations on car seat protection?

Also, any recommendations on pants? (Black) need some that help with load-bearing. Right now I just have cheap walmart wranglers.

I have a buddy that just did his level 3 training a couple weeks ago and only thing still pending is the background check. Anyone recently gotten their level 3 card and know how long it's taking on the background check these days?

The job I work at right now is just not cutting it for me. I work at a lifeless warehouse 30 min away for minimum wage. There’s an allied location hiring much closer to me and pays a little over $20. I have read a lot about how much it sucks to work there and all that but I don’t think it can get worse than where im working right now. I can deal with a good amount of bs, I just am in need of a quick come up to get my money right. Is it worth a try ?

So I made it through the whole hiring process, background check and filled all the paperwork. When I filled up the paperwork it asked if I was a citizen or had a work permit, and I just used my work permit to apply. Now after a week where they told me to wait for the background check results to arrive they tell me if I don't have an US passport or birth certificate they can't hire me "for this position"? Is this even legal? I get some federal or government jobs might have this requirements, but this was just a Amazon warehouse. Are they allowed to do this? This feels very discriminatory, also they never mentioned it on the job description nor during all the hiring process so maybe they know this can look bad?

I was wondering what would be the best vest to purchase for armed security? I’m looking for something comfortable, also maybe thin ? To wear under clothes & mobility

I live in Maryland so it’s been getting really cold recently.

This is everything I am required to have as an SRO in TX. And it came with an office. Not to brag but it took a lot of work as someone with no prior LE/Military background to land this position. Having an active medic license and a few years in the field in that capacity helped, but it still took years of work on the front end. As far as security work goes I feel like I landed a really ideal position. The job description is “kill a bad guy if necessary” but the day to day involves a lot of joking around with kids and staff, eating two free, high quality meals a day, hanging out with local PD guys, and getting hit on by hot moms. I’m in a good mood so I just felt like sharing. Everyone have a good shift and stay safe.

Hey this would be a part time job, I feel showing up in my uniform will show I care

This is such a drag at the moment.

4 shifts in: people constantly just leave when the alarm goes off. Not much I can do since my position is a bit away from the door. And all the meat has tags on that doesn’t get removed

It’s constant worry about if I stop someone or not and if I’m right or wrong. Customers look at me when it goes off and think I don’t care but realistically all the customers are really old (it’s a M&S) and likely won’t steal

Anyone else in retail security feel useless a lot? Should I just stop caring so much?

My company issues velcro name tags for our vests (and metal ones for our “Class A uniforms”) that have our last name (or first initial+last name if you have a shorter name). My supervisor told me I shouldn’t wear it because “nobody needs to know your name here but us, and you don’t want one of these thugs following you home”

Gotta admit I don’t get this take. I’ve worked places where I have picture ID with my full name on it, and we had name tags just like this in Transit Security. Not to mention cops in my area all have name tags just like this on their uniforms

Do you agree? Disagree?

Hello, inquiring on people experiences within the security/bodyguard industry within what are the physical as far as protecting especially a person (it sounds weird let me explain). I’m actually in between jobs right now and figuring what to do with my life in the future I’m in my late 20s, 6ft3, 350 big guy could’ve been in NFL but dislocated hip and got a pin in it, left my fighting days back in school so I’m really a chill laid back hate the phrase (teddy bear only the honey dips can call me that). Within the last full year I kept getting people (like a lot it’s like as if life trying to tell me something) stopping me and asking if I’m in security or to look into it. Heard it pays well I doubt I’ll be into celebrity work but one OG at the YMCA I use to play ball at told me to do bodyguard work as he explicitly warned me not to be a bouncer and end up getting shot at a low rent club. Would love to hear y’all tips advice and experiences.

Has anyone have any experience with working or working with Amazon’s executive protection specialist? How was it?