Another ARMED INDIVIDUAL on our flight. John Kikbooty, U.S. Marshals Service, invites himself to the cockpit during passenger boarding to introduce himself. While I’m comforted to know that we have protection aboard, I wonder if they realize that they give away their identidy to anyone and everyone with all this flashing of badges and steping out of line. I say forgo the pomp and stay incognito. His yellow NTAIAPE form tells me all. He’s in 4B and he’s identified himself to the FA. Wouldn’t he be better off in the last row? That way he could see what the citizens are up to. Further more, there’d be no risk of stealth from behind. The objective is to not let the *perp* get control of your weapon. I see from the form that he’s not only riding our Florida flight to Chicago but connecting to LAX and and from there to Honolulu! Whew! How’s that for a days work. How in blazes will he stay alert and awake on such a journey. I’m sure that it’s in his manual somewhere: ‘Agents must not sleep on duty in public with a big pistol just inside your jacket.’
y’know, Capt., that’s why these fed guys are sooooo good at their job. Remember, they’ll be able to subdue the perp…as long as they can SEE him (or her.). Honolulu sounds like a tough assignment, dontcha think? And they get one heckova pension when they retire, to boot.
Wrap around darkglasses would be the perfect tool. That way *they* wouldn’t know if you were doing surveillance or an eye lid light leak check.