Relax midnight, you'll get over it. I can't for the life of me not look at that pic and laugh. If someone wants to bind up there panties in a wad, good for them.
Anyways, Im not toejamtin, the government is going to pour money into this and unlike the cheap airlines, it will even pay decent.
It's not for a guy with a family, but any ex-military folks that want to make decent money (up to 80 grand)and could stand the bordom and being away from home, fill out a application.
-Safeguarding the skies-
Applications pour in for federal air marshal jobs despite hazardsBy John Sanko, News Capitol Bureau
The Federal Aviation Administration is looking for a few good men and women willing to undertake an extremely tough job with long hours and potentially hazardous duty.
It's all part of President Bush's plan to beef up security on the nation's airlines by putting well-armed and highly trained federal air marshals back on daily commercial flights.
The agency isn't sugar-coating the assignment or the risks: "irregular hours and shifts, on call 24 hours per day and limited personal contact with family and limited time off while deployed."
FAA officials said Thursday the response has been tremendous since the call went out to reinforce the program. More than 150,000 applications for the post have been downloaded from the FAA's Web site since Sept. 11.
The president's decision and the quick response by many Americans to sign up won praise from U.S. Rep. Scott McInnis, R-Grand Junction, who has police training and worked briefly as a law officer.
"America's airports and transportation networks must be stronger, more aggressive and more reliable," McInnis said. "We can't be caught on our heels, especially in times like these."
Lynn McCloud, an FAA spokesperson in Washington, D.C., and Allen Kenitzer, who represents the FAA's Northwest Region, which includes Colorado, Wyoming and Utah, described the response as "phenomenal."
Through Monday, the FAA had received 3,347 applications for the positions, Kenitzer said, noting there were another 26 tubs of mail each with 200 applications as of Wednesday.
Neither McCloud nor Kenitzer would discuss how many air marshals currently are used or how many are being hired.
The formal title for the job is Civil Aviation Security Specialist and the salary range is $35,100 to $80,800. Candidates must be U.S. citizens under age 37, in good physical condition, preferably have some law enforcement experience and be able to get top secret security clearance.
The Federal Air Marshal tactical training facility and operational headquarters is in Atlantic City, N.J.
The program first began in 1968 as the Sky Marshal Program and continued through the 1970s in an effort to stop hijackings to and from Cuba. The current program, which primarily involves international flights, was created in 1985 by President Reagan after the hijacking of a TWA Boeing 727 by two Lebanese Shiite Muslims.
Those interested in applying for the federal air marshal position can get additional information about the job, compensation, qualification requirements and how to apply at the FAA's job Web site at
http://jobs.faa.gov. They can also communicate with the FAA by e-mail, by fax or by phone. The new e-mail address is 9-AWA-TELLFAA@faa.gov. The fax number is (202) 267-5091. The telephone number, which will be answered weekdays from 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Mountain Time, is (866) 289-9673.
September 29, 2001
