). Whats wrong with Serpas? I have a level III and I like it, of course the only thing I have to compare it to is a Uncle Mikes that we were issued at Ft Sam for our M-9s, I hated the twist thing on those....
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- Sat Jan 07, 2012 2:54 pm
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TXCshooter, as Papajohn said a G19 is fine. As for the holster, I have a Safariland 6360 that I LOVE (Level III)... takes barely any practice to be proficient with it (that does NOT mean stop practicing though) and though it's a little on the expensive side, it's solidly built and worth it IMHO. If you have to skimp on anything, make it your glove holder, key holder, handcuff holder, ANYTHING but the holster (that means no Serpas! Bad security guard, BAD! *smack with newspaper* ).
Whats wrong with Serpas? I have a level III and I like it, of course the only thing I have to compare it to is a Uncle Mikes that we were issued at Ft Sam for our M-9s, I hated the twist thing on those....
). Whats wrong with Serpas? I have a level III and I like it, of course the only thing I have to compare it to is a Uncle Mikes that we were issued at Ft Sam for our M-9s, I hated the twist thing on those....
- Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:17 am
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Anything "G" will be more than sufficient! 
I have talked to a couple of companies here in SA that require a level III holster so keep that in mind. With the exception of the Government contract that I was on all of the companies that I have talked to require you to have your own gear and firearm. Some of them even want you to supply your own uniforms, they just give you one of their patches.
I am definately starting to rethink this industry though. Working as a bank guard, carrying your own weapon and using your own gear, working 6 days a week for $10.00 and hour? My BIL works at Wally World and makes that AND he has bennies......
I have talked to a couple of companies here in SA that require a level III holster so keep that in mind. With the exception of the Government contract that I was on all of the companies that I have talked to require you to have your own gear and firearm. Some of them even want you to supply your own uniforms, they just give you one of their patches. I am definately starting to rethink this industry though. Working as a bank guard, carrying your own weapon and using your own gear, working 6 days a week for $10.00 and hour? My BIL works at Wally World and makes that AND he has bennies......
- Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:40 pm
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Excaliber wrote:Not all schools include the Level II course with the Level III. The schools I'm familiar with don't, but the Level II contains so little material it's extremely easy to get and it would take no effort at all to integrate it into a Level III course. Folks I know got their Level II certificates (not licenses, which require a lot more effort) in somewhere between 90 minutes (fast readers) and 3 hours (slow readers.) It deals mostly with very basic legal compliance issues, not with operational security topics.papajohn1964 wrote:RottenApple wrote:I've got a few questions for any security pros out there.
1) Do you need to take and pass the L2 course before moving on to the L3 license or does the L3 include the L2 info?
2) Do you need to be actively employed by a security company prior to taking the L3 class or can you get L3 licensed prior to being employed w/ a security company?
3) Is it worth it to get additional certifications such as baton, OC, etc?
I'm sure I'll have some others after those are answered so hopefully you won't mind my picking your brains a bit more.
I just received my Commissioned Card a few weeks ago. When I took my level III course the level II test and certificate was included, I think most schools do this but verify with them first.
Go ahead and take the level III course but you have to be employed before you can submit your application to the PSB. The problem I had was finding someone to hire me without a card in hand. You have to work for someone to get your card but you have to have your card to work for someone???? Do some searching because being a guard dosen't pay much...expect 9-11 per hour unless you get on a Government contract.
I already had a Alarm Installer license with them so I didn't have to go through the BG check and fingerprinting again. Not sure if the CHL BG check and fingerprints will work or not. If you want to carry a baton or OC you need these certifications.
Hope this helps!
And mine also included the shotgun endorsment as well...In fact he almost insisted that everyone fire the shotgun. He said that if there was a shotgun on a post and you didn't have the SG endorsment that you couldn't be on that post. If you had your own shotgun it was no charge and if you used theirs it was just $25 and that included the 10 rounds of 00 buck! Now I just need to get my OC and baton....
- Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:17 pm
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RottenApple wrote:I've got a few questions for any security pros out there.
1) Do you need to take and pass the L2 course before moving on to the L3 license or does the L3 include the L2 info?
2) Do you need to be actively employed by a security company prior to taking the L3 class or can you get L3 licensed prior to being employed w/ a security company?
3) Is it worth it to get additional certifications such as baton, OC, etc?
I'm sure I'll have some others after those are answered so hopefully you won't mind my picking your brains a bit more.
I just received my Commissioned Card a few weeks ago. When I took my level III course the level II test and certificate was included, I think most schools do this but verify with them first.
Go ahead and take the level III course but you have to be employed before you can submit your application to the PSB. The problem I had was finding someone to hire me without a card in hand. You have to work for someone to get your card but you have to have your card to work for someone???? Do some searching because being a guard dosen't pay much...expect 9-11 per hour unless you get on a Government contract.
I already had a Alarm Installer license with them so I didn't have to go through the BG check and fingerprinting again. Not sure if the CHL BG check and fingerprints will work or not. If you want to carry a baton or OC you need these certifications.
Hope this helps!