To those who have responded so far, including those that sent me a PM, thank you.
I wanted to take this opportunity to clafiry a few points. I am scoping my options for the next 5 years at the end of which I will be leaving the military as the attraction of have my 'pink bits' shot off is wearing thin now that I have a family. Therefore, I am not interested in leaving the military to join a civilian organisation and go back to places that I have already seen enough of. Thanks all the same but no amount of money would want me to do that kind of work.
What I am really interested in is how I can transfer my experience and management skills across to the civil sector. During my time I have worked in military HQs as a security advisor and also had responsibility for upto 160 security specialists. Clearly I am not looking to work as and airport security officer manning an X-Ray machine. A number of suggestions have been made regarding companies that provide airport security, however, do airports employ their own security specialist eg someone who goes out to find the subcontractor who will provide the service? I am really looking at getting into the consulting business, be that in aviation security or general 'coporate security', however, I appreciate that I will have to 'start lower down the ladder' so to speak.
I am currently doing a Dip in Security Management which I should finish sometime next year with the option of turning it into a MA. I was wondering what else I could do to ensure that I was employable when I left.
Thanks again for your advice. Any more advice that anyone has in light of what I have written above would be appreciated.
Last edited by cockneyrock; 11th May 2006 at 07:32.