PT Training

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Has anyone ever been employed with a Security Company that requires it's officers to have a passing PT score card? just curious. Having had to deal with a passing PT training score card all my life, I find it curious yet important that some said companies would require it's security officers to have a passing grade. I believe the younger guys should have a passing score easy, for us older officers or agents we use the mind on certain gigs, but with EP agents, you better be in shape, the safety of the agents to your left and your right count on you being at your best. I am rostered with said company which I will keep private and show discretion on a open forum, requires all their agents to have a passing PT score above 240 which used to be a cake walk, at this present time however, it might be a little harder to do then the old days, I will pass it, I used to have a score of 300 or better. So moving forward, any of you younger guys who don't know what PT Training is, it's your Physical Training score.

just curious, you officers who work and have a more Tactical role on your team, like tacticalguy, is it a job requirment? any security companies who deal only with security officers, do you officers have a PT training as a requirment? just curious.

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[sierra49]

I've worked for 3 different national contract security firms over the past 5-6 years. None of them had a minimum physical training (PT) requirement. But then, these were mostly entry level, low paying "guard" jobs.

My current employer is a private university. Part of their application process to qualify for a campus patrol officer position was a simple physical condition test. We had to carry a fire extinguisher and run up and down stairs, up and down halls, plus gather information along the way, then recite that information at the "finish line" to complete the test. All of this had to be done in a set time limit. This test washed out about half of the applicants before they even got to the psych tests and interviews.

The department's current PT program is voluntary. However, management has a plan to amp up the program through expanded use of the on-site workout facilities. Starting last Spring, if an officer completed a basic fitness program, he received a "ribbon" to wear with his name tag and a really nice Tactical 5.11 gear bag. About a third of the department earned this distinction. To keep the ribbon, you must participate again. Don't know what this year's gift will be.

[Jim1348]

.....Having had to deal with a passing PT training score card all my life, I find it curious yet important that some said companies would require it's security officers to have a passing grade.....

Just out of curiousity, are you referring to public sector employment such as military or police? I think it is rare for private sector companies, but not totally unheard of either. I think the key, like the campus security gig referenced, is that it has to be valid, job related standard. Otherwise, you could have a standard of "everyone working here has to bench press 300 pounds." Really? Is that something that we are asking our current employees to do frequently now? If not, then is there is a challenge it may have to be shown that a certain requirement is related to the work to be done.

On a related issue, I think retention and recruiting is already pretty tough in a lot of companies and, as a result, they are pretty reluctant to make the requirements any more strict.

Hey, you could make it a requirement to have a minimum of a Bachelor Of Arts or Bachelor Of Science degree. It would definitely reduce the pool of eligible applicants. But the job is still a low paying job.