Akhbar The Star hari ini membawa berita mengenai kemungkinan bekas tentera akan bekerja sebagai pengawal sekolah berdasarkan pengalaman mereka. Ini penting agar elemen-elemen negatif dapat dikawal dari memasuki sekolah. Di sekolah anak saya, salah seorang pengawal adalah bekas tentera dan nampak ada perbezaan ketara antara dia dan pengawal lain. Sifat 'menjaga keselamatan anak-anak' lebih ketara pada dia. Bukan hendak saya katakan bahawa pengawal yang bukan bekas tentera tidak menjaga keselamatan anak-anak di sekolah anak saya, namun sifat tersebut lebih menonjol pada bekas tentera tersebut. Mungkin kehadiran beliau dikalangan pengawal lain membolehkan mereka belajar serba sedikit teknik kawalan dari bekas tentera terbabit. Di bawah merupakan petikan akhbar The Star bertarikh hari ini mengenai bekas tentera diambil menjadi pengawal sekolah.
PETALING JAYA: Retired armed forces personnel could serve as guards
in schools to help address bullying, drug peddling, smoking and other
social woes.
Viper Force Sdn Bhd
chief executive officer Mohd Rashid Musa said they had discussed with
the Education Ministry on the possibility of engaging the veterans to
help guard the schools apart from helping secure the perimeters against
negative influences.
“Now that we have an arrangement with PVTTB
(Non-Pensionable Armed Forces Veterans Malaysia), we have a ready pool
of resources who are willing to serve as guards.
“And they are no
ordinary guards who basically focus on guarding physical settings. They
are highly trained personnel who are capable of providing overall
security including feeding information to the relevant authorities to
facilitate swift action,” he said.
Viper Force and PVTTB are expected to endorse a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) today that will enable the company to tap into the
vast pool of ex-servicemen to provide armed guard services.
Recently,
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had rejected a
proposal by the Education Ministry to utilise Rela members to help
maintain security in schools.
Rela personnel must first be absorbed as manpower of security companies before they could serve as security guards, he said.
Mohd
Rashid said having highly trained guards would be beneficial to the
clients and the public, as they could also handle multiple threat risks.
“Security
guards should not be regarded as second-class workers, as their job is
important in helping ensure security and safety.
“Security guards
can be the eyes and ears to help authorities address criminal threats in
the neighbourhood and workplace,” he added.
Mohd Rashid said
Viper currently provided security services for banks, warehouses and
condominiums among others besides full protection services for VIPs.
“The
door is now open for us to obtain a constant supply of guards from the
pool of non-pensionable armed forces veterans,” he said.
Mohd
Rashid said the association had an impressive pool of ex-servicemen aged
between 30 and 40 whose skills and services could be utilised for the
benefit of society and the nation.
“People should be willing to pay more for quality service. Security should never be compromised,” he said.
Previously, security companies had employed ex-servicemen on an ad hoc basis
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