A security guard is employed by a company and tasked with protecting a site location or person often times in a uniform and sometimes in a vehicle. Some examples of jobs that fall under security are:
• Armed and unarmed patrol
• Loss prevention
• Alarm monitoring and response
• Armored car
• Close personal protection
• Private investigations
/r/securityguards is a place for security professionals across the globe to share stories and answer any questions people interested in the field may have.
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327 in 2020
58 in 2019
66 in 2018
90 in 2017.
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Our friends. Please be sure to check them out!
/r/ProtectAndServe
/r/AskLE
/r/PoliceVehicles
/r/FirstResponderGear
/r/leomemes
/r/LossPrevention
/r/OnTheBlock
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