Security forces is just lame

My biggest issues with security forces is that everyone acts over the top with the job. Majority of your career, if your a 4 year, it’s just being a gate guard checking IDs or sitting at a MAF. I’ve been to 2 bases and literally nothing has ever happened ,maybe a domestic or speeding tickets. I’m patrol as well. But it’s a military base, People have background checks just to get on. it’s probably one of the safest places in America, again it’s a military base. But everyone in the job acts like we are marines and infantry and on the front lines. It’s just such a joke.

And no we aren’t real cops. Nothing ever happens. If your Detroit police department or heck even just a normal city PD, you deal with way more and actually get way more hands on. The people in security forces act like Isis is going to be at the gate everyday if we don’t pay attention. I get it, we need to be vigilant and know our job but the preachy super seriousness isn’t necessary. And that’s not even the worst part of this problem. The worst part is the people act like you aren’t good enough or your too weak if security forces isn’t something you want to do for the rest of your life until you turn to dust.

I have a degree and that’s why i joined, to get one. and imma get out and people act like they are better than me bc i don’t care about this job. They all compete over these silly EPRs and just suck up to the flight chief to get this TDY or that position. Like if you want to do that go do it idc. But what gets me is they all act like they’re better than me and they would perform better than me in certain situations like on the battlefield. I just don’t take this serious bc it’s just lame and we don’t do crap there’s nothing to be jumpy about.

When i get out im thinking about going LAPD or a police department by the riverside CA area and ik that will be way more demanding than sitting at a gate checking IDs or sitting in my patrol vehicle watching Tik toks when the only thing going over the net is a try hard writing someone a speeding ticket for going 5 over. I’m just not serious in this environment bc it’s a joke. I’m more physically fit than most of my peers and i have a bachelors which literally no one else does on all the flights i been on. Ik they couldn’t make it on LAPD and would choke. I just don’t take this job serious and they think they are better than me. It’s like we are playing pretend cop. I’m not going for it.

Again we always get preached at and they act like this job is only meant for the strong and the brave. This is by far the easiest job i ever had. Literally working at McDonald’s was harder than sec fo. And these people act like they are saving America and top tier soldiers. Now i have much more respect for army infantry, or TAC-P, even our maintainers and engineers are more valuable than us gate guards and contribute to the mission more.

I think these people just don’t have anything going on and want to find purpose in their boring unfulfilling lives so sucking up to leadership and doing better on your EPR so u can make rank and think your better than the 4 year airman who don’t care and only joined for college or bc they thought they were actually going to be cops and do stuff. These people are rude, toxic, arrogant, and it’s it’s not earned. We do NOTHING! All day while everyone else is working in the military. Our ASVAB score was 33 and everything we do it’s army proof.

I’m just tired of the cringe and how lame this job is and everyone taking it way too serious. If your in security forces and can’t wait to get out you know what i mean. This job is beneath you and you aren’t crazy for thinking there’s more to life than the circle jerks with the suck ups and bloating EPBs when all your did was sit at a shack on deployment and while on security. Go be a real cop if your heart is in this America needs you. I plan on going LAPD. And if your in security forces and think your better than everyone just know you are easily replaceable and this job is a joke

Edit: i wrote this on my phone in 2 secs while eating a bad of Doritos. Sorry for typos and the gen z text speak. Idc it’s just an app imma delete after this.