Simply put, BAA are short of 300 staff. And therein lies the problem. Staff leaving, resigning or retiring out outweighing the recruitment. Apparently it takes 4 months to get a new guard on line with all the checks and training. Also with the current intake of 100, only 70 are left after just 6 weeks. Inside source stated that they only expect 40 to pass final tests and go on to line work.