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firespectrum · December 1, 2009, 09:35 PM

I've heard (great start huh?) from a few different people I've run into in my military career that security companies and/or LE employers actually don't want to hire people who did combat arms/tactical jobs in the military. Supposedly the reasoning behind this is that security/LE are trained to only shoot as an absolute last resort, while soldiers are trained to find and destroy the enemy therefore creating a liability risk for the employer.

I can understand the abstract logic, and put in context of the "it's always the evil cop's fault" mentality of the media, I can almost buy it.

But I find it suspect because:

-Soldiers are also held accountable for what they shoot.
-They'll tell you all kinds of ghost stories about the "civilian world" just to get you to re-enlist.

So does anyone have any real experience with this issue? Is it BS? Do you think combat experience would make one a more trigger-prone cop, or a more vigilant one?

December 1, 2009, 09:35 PM	#1
firespectrum Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2009 Posts: 112	Tactical experience liability? I've heard (great start huh?) from a few different people I've run into in my military career that security companies and/or LE employers actually don't want to hire people who did combat arms/tactical jobs in the military. Supposedly the reasoning behind this is that security/LE are trained to only shoot as an absolute last resort, while soldiers are trained to find and destroy the enemy therefore creating a liability risk for the employer. I can understand the abstract logic, and put in context of the "it's always the evil cop's fault" mentality of the media, I can almost buy it. But I find it suspect because: -Soldiers are also held accountable for what they shoot. -They'll tell you all kinds of ghost stories about the "civilian world" just to get you to re-enlist. So does anyone have any real experience with this issue? Is it BS? Do you think combat experience would make one a more trigger-prone cop, or a more vigilant one?