TexasSkyhawk
Internet SEAL
They have a training program for federal air marshals?
Shooting is rarely your first option or choice on an airplane, and in all honesty, it's something you DON'T want to do. And not because of the Hollywood BS about a little bullet hole in the skin causing the airliner to blow up and have people sucked out, blah blah blah.
It's because you are dealing with extremely tight quarters.
We had to get some fairly extensive "airline training" since we always flew armed. It's not rocket science and it's about awareness and proper reaction. And quite honestly, there isn't enough money in the U.S. Treasury to ever make me want to be an air marshal--even KNOWING that the liklihood of anything happening is almost zilch. (Of course, all it takes is one incident. . .)
Immediately after 9/11 when all the hype about "putting more air marshals" was being praised as salvation, we quietly tried to introduce a better plan.
That plan was to allow all law enforcement and special operations military folks to fly for free. . . armed, of course.
Airlines wouldn't even discuss it.
Jeff
If someone could explain to me how a sit-up or push-up makes me a better shot, I would understand this better.
Shooting is rarely your first option or choice on an airplane, and in all honesty, it's something you DON'T want to do. And not because of the Hollywood BS about a little bullet hole in the skin causing the airliner to blow up and have people sucked out, blah blah blah.
It's because you are dealing with extremely tight quarters.
We had to get some fairly extensive "airline training" since we always flew armed. It's not rocket science and it's about awareness and proper reaction. And quite honestly, there isn't enough money in the U.S. Treasury to ever make me want to be an air marshal--even KNOWING that the liklihood of anything happening is almost zilch. (Of course, all it takes is one incident. . .)
Immediately after 9/11 when all the hype about "putting more air marshals" was being praised as salvation, we quietly tried to introduce a better plan.
That plan was to allow all law enforcement and special operations military folks to fly for free. . . armed, of course.
Airlines wouldn't even discuss it.
Jeff