So which profession are we talking about?
The Profession of Arms! Under that umbrella comes the military, police & security.
This issue has raised itself because of firstly a recent incident & secondly an article.
First a recent incident on a security task. The information given out was different to each person at the time the incident blew up, but that was not raised the trust issue. It was the second part of the incident where a new person(though with a foreign military background) lost my trust when they made a call which showed they had no regard to my experience or what I was seeing.
People go on about all these skills or moves they can do but the big thing is always can you trust the person who has got your back?
It is something many ex soldiers I served with talk about when they try the security industry. You knew in the military at least during the time we served that even if the person didn't like you or in their own mind couldn't fight they would have your back. But many we work with in the civvy industry you can not trust if things get a bit dicey. In fact I have been in situations where things were getting a bit heated in bars but when you look for your support, everyone is looking the other way.
Building Trust: How To Get It! How To Keep It!
Then there is the article in the magazine that comes with the Christchurch "Press" a week or so back.
This week the article was about being gay in the New Zealand military.
Now unlike the US military with its don't ask don't tell policy which was introduced at the same time the NZ military stopped it been illegal to be gay (or engaging in unnatural acts) in the military.
I was in the military at the time & the reaction of us all was quite interesting.
The Thin Book of Trust; An Essential Primer for Building Trust at Work
When it came out in orders that it was now Ok to be gay there were of course the jokes "hey bro you can come out now". It was then revealed that that a soldier that had served with us in the battalion (Infantry) had announced in his new role he was gay.
For those of us that knew him it was "Oh Ok" but as far as I know no one that had worked with him thought less of him. In fact the only thing was "we trusted him to do his job & not let this interfere with it".
It later transpired that a group of the most macho guys in the unit had known for some time but kept it quiet as it was his life & they trusted him as a person.
Others have come out since & each time it has been Oh Ok but I trust them to do their job. That was all that mattered to us.
The Complete Book of Trusts, 3rd Edition
After leaving the military I did warn a group of youngsters though looking to join that if they were gay, though it was legal, first build that trust, then no one will give a damn what you do in your private life.
That also comes back to thieves in the military. The unofficial punishments were quite severe as long as the person was breathing it was said anything was acceptable.
Again it was the issue of trust. One person I know of been caught of theft in a unit I was in at the time. Had been carrying out a crime campaign through the unit was caught during a parade, then escorted back to our camp immediately & placed in the cells for their own protection.
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To me it doesn't change in the security industry.
I was once told not to back up another security patrol as it belonged to another contractor. That patrol vehicle was driven by an ex army mate. The reply I sent was I had to back him up as it was expected & if I didn't the punishement by my ex army & army mates would be worse than anything they could give me, including the sack. That punishment though would of been mental not physical.
Trust is essential in the security industry or in the wider area covered by the Profession of Arms.
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