Those in security careers can't just be concerned with their own safety.  Part of their job is to ensure the safety and well being of others.  For this reason, it came as quite a shock when the United States Defense contractor was recorded drunk, high, and belligerent while in Kabul, Afghanistan.  In the video, the contractor, along with key personnel, are viewed as "putting Americans lives at risk."

In one video, the medical officer is unresponsive to questions after "shooting up" with ketamine.  In another video, there are firearms (possibly loaded) lying around with these inhebriated men.  The company says it has taken "decisive action to correct the unacceptable behavior of a limited number of employees" and that several of them seen on the video are no longer employed by Jorge Scientific.

What do you think of this?

In the movies, robbers are usually strong men with low voices and facial hair.  In real life, finding the person responsible for robbery isn't so cut and dry.  Doris Ann Gamble has been charged with robbing a series of doctors offices.  Doris Gamle is 82 years old and she has been charged with stealing over $17,000 from doctors' offices around the Torrance, CA area.

People in security careers say Doris would hide out from medical personnel until the office closed and then stole money from the office.  According to an article by ABC News, Doris told the judge, “why do they film that, I’m not newsworthy. I am an 82-year-old lady who does burglary, why is that newsworthy." She also made a request for donations so she could buy snacks while she’s behind bars.

This is far from her first offense.  In fact, she already has a 21 page rap sheet.

What do you think of this?

Her father claims she's a daddy's girl who may have some unladylike qualities, but those in security careers disagree.  When they did a search of Celia Savage's home, the police turned up 2 bombs, a pistol, suspected marijuana and methamphetamine and alleged drug paraphernalia.  The 23-year-old college student has pictures on her Facebook of her holding guns and has explosives listed as an interest.  She lists her political beliefs as "anarchist" and she has even posted a video on YouTube of her blowing up toilets.

When questioned by police, Celia said she knew creating these kinds of explosive devices is wrong and illegal, but she likes to do it.  The drugs found along with the bomb materials got her arrested on federal weapons, explosives, and drug charges.  She was also not granted bond. 

Do you think she is a serious threat or is everyone over exaggerating?

Stuffed animals are cute, cuddly, and a staple toy for every child, but several of these playthings were discovered with a lot more than batting inside.  A disassembled gun was found within three stuffed animals in Rhode Island this past week.  One animal had a .40 caliber gun stuffed inside while another housed a magazine with two .40 caliber rounds and a firing pin.  A third stuffed animal, a Mickey Mouse to be specific, concealed yet another gun part known as a slide. 

People working in security careers detained the four year old boy and his father and found the guns were planted there as part of a domestic dispute.   The Rhode Island police chief said in a statement, "It was jointly investigated by the RI Airport Police, FBI and the RI State Police and it was determined that there was no threat at any time to air safety."

Once the police were satisfied with their search, the father and son were allowed to continue on to their flight. 

Do you think they should have been allowed to continue on the flight or do you think this is a security issue?

Everyone knows that working in security careers is no easy task, but one man didn't expect to have this much trouble.  Jay Bauer is suing the FBI for making their testing standards stricter for men looking to enter that career path.  He claims that he was only able to do 29 out of the required 30 push ups for the fitness test.  Despite being at the head of the class in every other regard, he was disqualified based solely on that one pushup.  Bauer then goes on to say a female taking the test, who was lagging behind all other applicants during the entire process, was given a second chance after she failed her first attempt.

According to ABC News, "Bauer said female new agent trainees became special agents despite completing fewer than half the number of push-ups and scoring fewer overall points than he did on even the female version of the physical fitness test (PFT)."

Do you think men and women should have different standards for this or should they all have to have the same requirements?

When you're looking to go into security careers, you will have to undergo an interview.  When you do, there are types of questions that are more likely to be asked in your interview than in any other interview for any other career.  These specific questions are not challenging, but knowing them ahead of time means you're more likely to form an educated opinion and properly word your thoughts together. 

The first type of quesiton they will ask is the generic interview questions regarding education and prior work experience.  These are just to have you elaborate on the points you put on your resume.

The probing questions are in essence to find out what makes you "tick".  These questions are truly designed to find out why you want a career in law enforcement.  While there is no right or wrong answer, truly honest and original answers can only help you.  The questions may be something like:

• Why do you want to become a police officer?
• What responsibilities have you had in the past?
• What are some weaknesses you need to work on

Finally, they may ask you hypothetical questions to see how you'd respond to a certain situation.  These answers have to usually do with their code of conduct so you may want to read up on that.  Some types of these questions are:

• How would you respond in a hostage situation?
• How would you respond if a suspect offered a lot of money for you to "forget" something?
• How would you respond if you saw a fellow officer engaged in inappropriate conduct?

What do you think of these quesitons?

When Jill Filipovic went through the airport she didn't think anything of it.  When she reached her hotel, she opened her luggage and found something in there that she definitely didn't pack.  A member of TSA found her...personal battery operated item...and left her a note saying "get your freak on girl."  At first she laughed and then became embarassed and disturbed after her lack of privacy.  Natrually, she did what any good blogger would do: post a picture of the note online and then tweet about it.

The person responsible has been reprimanded and TSA did apologize to Jill over the incident.  It is widely known that airport security goes through our luggage, but finding proof of it left behind is slightly disturbing.

Do you think the note was funny or innapropriate?

In the security field, there are a variety of career opportunities.  Depending on where you live, what type of industry you want to work in, and miscellanious other factors, you could end up in hundreds of different positions.  Take into account whether you want to be armed or not armed and there are even more possibilities.  That being said, there are four main categories of positions.  Here they are:

1. In-house guards - These are guards who work in house or work specifically for a certain company.  These could be jobs where you work for a financial firm in a high rise, a hospital, or even a college.  These can be good security guard jobs to have that offer a lot in terms of benefits they may also give you the opportunity to get a great deal of training if the employer values security.  Many security guards love these jobs for these reasons.
2. Contract officers - These are guards who work for a securities firm who is hired to do certain jobs.  These assignments tend to be done by a contract with the securities firm and the company.  In this way, your boss is not the employer which puts more of an emphasis on the contracts.  The advantage of this option is that you can work in several different areas rather than one area only.  Also, these can change as they are done by a contract basis.  It may also be easier to rise in these organizations because of their security base.
3. Public security - These are guards that will work in public places as a backup help for local law enforcement.  This can be a unique position that a lot of people may like because of the people element involved.  It has an emphasis on a different set of duties than other security guard jobs as in this capacity you focus more on crowd control and to physical deter crime with your presence.
4. Private patrol officers - These are guards hired to patrol certain areas like a business district or a residential area covered by a home owners association.  These jobs offer people the ability to be on the go and respond to any disturbances or suspicious activity.  These patrols are also popular with gated communities as you provided additional security for them.

Do any of these positions interest you?