Security Guards, Or how did we get from Barney to Ninjas. Options

[Cthulhudreams]

Most current security guards in the world are not the epitome of professionalism. Current security guarding interests (bouncers!) in Australia are often in many cases actually run by organized crime. While some guards are consummate professionals, there is a lot of dodgy work being done out there.

When we move on to more professional and higher paid areas such as the military and Police we are still suffering from a chronic shortage of personnel, and the military was having difficulties meeting recruiting targets.

What happened to sec guards in the intervening years to make professional police/security a much more appealing profession. Did pay rates just increase massively in the face of the dire security situations? And a worsening security situation actually increases the risk of these jobs which makes them less likely to attract prime candidates for the same money. Why isn't corp sec at most sites run by Barney?

Edit: Hell, the professional mercenary game is pretty dodgy at times too.