The pay is decent if you get promoted once or twice, however the pension is often incredible. Retire at 48-53, receive 80-90% of your top-grossing years for the

The pay is decent if you get promoted once or twice, however the pension is often incredible. Retire at 48-53, receive 80-90% of your top-grossing years for the rest of your life, with all the overtime/holidays you can accrue factored into the calculation, meanwhile as a 25-year veteran you can easily get hired as some company's head of security for 6-figures all while collecting that pension and gold-plated health benefits.