If you end a post with, "am I going to get more shit for it?" People are likely to respond.
I wouldn't describe it as shit, just good advice.
I did read your post, did you read my post? I would understand it!
Apart from everything else, what you said that I believe is inaccurate was "And the fact of the matter is, most clients that want protection also require ex mili". I don't know what type of clients you work with but that has never been my experience.
I think its arrogant, misinformed and patronising to assume that military skills are a prerequisite for CP, even if you have 'worked with some civvies that were exceptional' Very kind of you to say.
I have never known a client specifically asking for ex military! They usually just want someone intelligent, considerate, honest and consistent, and above all discreet. I have never had a client make any specifications about the CPOs service background unless it was for HE.
As I said, I work with a lot of ex military, but I notice that even between them there is 'disrespect' for each other, i.e. wrong service, wrong regiment, 'crap hats', etc etc.
In my former career I also worked with a lot of ex mil, some were exceptional, some were mediocre and some were just useless lazy sods, just the same as I found among 'civvies'.
To use your expression, you "don't know shit about me" either, but be assured, without going in to all the melodrama about 'putting my life on the line' I don't expect any thanks or respect from anybody for doing the job I
CHOSE to do, and as I said, as a 'pad brat' I have nothing but respect for the members of my family and people I have known who were good soldiers, but as in all walks of life, there are people who deserve respect and those that don't, irrespective of what uniforms they have worn. Respect should be earned as an individual and not given as an entitlement.
Do you think I owe you some respect because you are ex military? I don't know whether you were a cook in the RLC or SF.
I work with 2 ex SF guys and they deserve and get my respect because I know they didn't spend their time in the 'sandbox' peeling potatoes or washing vehicles.
Do you know anybody that you served with in the military that you didn't or don't respect? If you didn't respect them do you think that as a civvie I should respect them?
There have been some 'Walts' on here claiming all sorts of achievements and medals during their military careers, do they automatically deserve respect?
I'm glad that you are working 'full time', for however long that may have been, and sorry if I offended you with my assumptions, but I'm afraid that I have to stand by what I said before, if your cv landed on my desk I would take into account your achievements skills and awards and assess you as an individual before deciding whether you would be any good at the task you were applying for.
PS
I noticed you took a little bit more care over your spelling and typos this time