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mrsecurityman

Looking for advice

I am currently a fulltime guard at a business complex 15 minutes from my house making $15. I am also on call for a hospital on my days off making $22.50.

I have been offered a fulltime position 30 minutes from my house making $13.75 guarding a small base. This position would get me a secret clearance.

I dont like the idea of making less to drive more, but I really want a secret clearance, and the job would be far more enjoyable.

If you were me, would your stay or go?

Posted Dec 5, 2019, 6:28 AM UTC

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Ceyella•

The clearance alone opens up better jobs along the line so go for it, once you get the clearance it’s like crazy good

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Dumb_But_Pretty•

You're going to have to suffer with that wage for at least six months to a year, if not more. You want one quick, join the National Guard.

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roguecrossbow•

Never be good at something you don’t like- another Reddit S/O told me that

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MARSECFOR•

You're going to have to do a honest assessment of what kind of opportunities are available to you locally. You've already stated that you think you'd find the base job more enjoyable, so there's that. But are there other sites nearby that you can utilize your clearance at? Or would you be willing to move to make a better wage with that clearance? If yes, then it's a no-brainer; take the base job, get a clearance, and use it to move up.

But if not, then you'd effectively be taking a pay cut for nothing more than a bit more job satisfaction. You'll have to decide if it's worth it to you or not.

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FreelyRoaming•

Yeah.

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Rj_owns•

New to security, what is this clearance thing?

Is it only for people in the US or is it in other countries like Canada?

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mrsecuritymanOP•

There's a lot to it. Checkout this wiki link to see explains for both the US and Canada.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_clearance

The reason getting a secret clearance would be a perk for me, is because in the US you can't just apply for one. Either the government or one of it's contractors must sponsor your clearance. Once you have it, you gain access to a lot of cool opportunities.

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TheQuatum•

Sidenote: Secret Clearance sounds so cool.

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Husk3r_Pow3rCampus Security•

I've had a secret clearance for 7 years now, and have not seen any benefit from holding it, the only job posting I've seen that required a secret clearance in my area, paid $4 less per hour than I'm making at a position that doesn't require a clearance.

I'd stay where you're at unless you know of some other positions that pay better and require a secret clearance.

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