Video: Government 'should have been over G4S like a rash' Lord West said: "They realised it was a problem earlier, that's why suddenly we ended up with a plan for 13,500 military to be involved in the security of the Games rather than it just being police 14,000 and civilian to do the venue security. This extra demand suddenly is not very clever. I'm surprised someone involved in it hadn't put more pressure on G4S, asked 'are you absolutely certain you are going to get this number 'and then drilled down and been all over them like a rash.