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So far 20,000 of the G4S applications have been made by London residents and 4,500 posts have been allocated. The 23,700-strong security force at the Games will be a mix of military, private security guards and at least 3,000 unpaid volunteers. The military will provide 13,500 personnel.

G4S staff will be paid from £8.50 an hour in what the company is billing as "the biggest paid recruitment drive of the century". It today opened its recruitment centre near the Olympic Park in Stratford.

Candidates will go through a vetting process before their application is submitted to London 2012 for accreditation. Would-be security staff will face a thorough screening process, according to London 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton.

He said: "This is G4S's core business and they have rigorous processes. On top of that, we have an Olympic accreditation process with a series of checks so this is about as tough as it can possibly be."

Mark Hamilton, managing director of G4S security personnel, said: "Our training will provide successful applicants with a professional security services

qualification that will kick-start their careers in the sector post-2012."