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Section 107
Oh, that's not so difficult. Most jurisdictions also only require a HS diploma for police officer and firefighter jobs. Step 1 for a BART cop is more than $75,000 per year and that is just base pay (don't believe me? check out page 96 of their contract:
http://www.bart.gov/sites/default/fi...02013-2018.pdf
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Don't forget that does not include any shift pay (7% to 9.5% more/hr extra); guaranteed overtime; standby, call back, court, and roll call pay; clothing allowances ($1,000/year); 5% /hr bump for being a training officer; kiss butt enough to get listed as a "Master" Police Officer and get an additional 2% increase in base pay; or any other premium pay ($3,000 for special assignment) and cool things like $50/month for gym health club membership, regularly scheduled 3-day weekends, unlimited free rides for spouse and kids on the BART system including in retirement; and much more even before including all value of the regular benefits (health, life, retirement, etc).
Now, BART is a admittedly at the top end - but not that far off from most big city/big county pay. All for a HS diploma......
TSOs who feel that they are unfairly treated should stop taking out their dissatisfaction with their bosses on innocent pax and start applying for those high-paying jobs.
Indeed, I particularly wonder why so many vets choose to work under dreadful conditions at TSA when there are so many better jobs available - since vets not only have HS, they also have job experience and at least a passing familiarity with security concepts.