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649X Security Specialty LDO
Overview
Security Specialty Limited Duty Officers lead and manage force protection, antiterrorism, physical security, law enforcement, and corrections operations. They protect assets by planning security and mission assurance programs, establishing responses to threats and vulnerabilities, and supervising access control, patrols, inspections, searches, and law enforcement operations.
Core Skills
- physical security program management
- force protection and antiterrorism planning
- access control and badging oversight
- incident response and reporting
- risk and vulnerability assessment
- security policy development and enforcement
- law enforcement operations management
- investigations management
- training and exercise coordination
- cross-agency and stakeholder coordination
Civilian Software & Tools
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft SharePoint
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Alert Technologies OpsCenter
Civilian Career Paths
- Physical Security
- Law Enforcement
- Corrections
- Executive Protection
Training & Development
Getting Started
- Certified in Security Supervision and Management (CSSM)
- Physical Security Professional (PSP)
Career Growth
- Certified Protection Professional (CPP)
- Certified Emergency Manager (CEM)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
What the Work Involves
- Monitor the facility to ensure that it remains safe, secure, and well-maintained.
- Coordinate disaster response or crisis management activities, such as ordering evacuations, opening public shelters, and implementing special needs plans and programs.
- Maintain order, discipline, and security within assigned areas in accordance with relevant rules, regulations, policies, and laws.
- Supervise and coordinate the investigation of criminal cases, offering guidance and expertise to investigators, and ensuring that procedures are conducted in accordance with laws and regulations.
- Plan, develop, and provide training and staff development programs, using knowledge of the effectiveness of methods such as classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, meetings, conferences, and workshops.
Related Occupations
- General and Operations Managers
- First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Typical preparation for these civilian roles: vocational training or an associate degree.
Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.
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