Air Marshal Question: Please Answer if aware of their duties?

Question

okay...so I really really really want to be a Air Marshal and I read that 15 days out of each month they are on "duty" and sit nonchalantly on planes waiting for crime/terrorist threats. Well what do they do or the other 15 days out of the month? I cannot find it anywhere. If you find a GREAT website that explaisn my question, please site it..I will give the best answer to the person that helps me the most and gives the most information.

Answer 1

Why do people answer things they know nothing about?  A federal air marshal's job is to safeguard the passage of a plane and enforce law while it is in flight.  They are undercover.  And they do not push papers.  Intelligence analysts are the ones who determine the global or local threat level.  Intelligence analysis is one of the professions that very few people know any thing about.  Essentially, they are the reason that there are a bunch of foiled terrorist attacks that no one has ever heard any thing about.   Maybe they should publicize some of those failed attacks so that people would pull their heads out of their asses and not be so complacent about security in this country.

Answer 2

I know a few guys who went throught the training. They said it was very intense and they learned a lot. It sounds like it would be an adventure of a lifetime.

Answer 3

Weekends - 8 to 9 days (2 days/week, not necessarily Sat/Sun)

Holidays - nearly 1 day (average monthly)

Vacation - 1 to 2 days (average monthly)

Planning / reporting / meetings / training /

comp time / sick time  - 3 to 5 days.

Sure they don't ride a desk, but it's a government job, bound to be some paperwork.

That's your 15 days.

Answer 4

they are taking lessons, or they are teaching lessons, or they are doing something else related to their job, and suited to their qualifications. (maybe some kind of law enforcement function---probably sitting at desk and processing information on known threats)

it's kind of like a police officer. Most of the time, they're not on patrols, they're sitting at their desk, at the precinct, pushing papers.