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Are women permitted to be marshalls? There's no mention of a sex restriction, but some of the information mentioned (e.g. that all marshalls must be clean-shaven, etc.) suggests that it's a male-only organization. If so, it ought to be mentioned.

Women are not allowed to be marshalls, just flight attendants.

why aren't women allow to be air mashalls?(Raniya 15:52, 8 December 2005 (UTC))

Sign your posts! (type ~~~~) The second comment was a chauvinistic, vandalistic anonymous post. I doubt there would be a sex restriction for air marshals (there's no restriction on police officers for instance.) If the article implies this, it should be fixed up so it doesn't have that male perspective :) Mrtea 00:17, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

I remember reading an article about FAM and their training a while back. They mention that one of the FAM was female. I'll try to look it up and link it.Attakmint 19:39, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

Is this the first FAM incident ever? or since 9/11?

Someone added that the shooting today in Miami was the first FAM shooting since 9/11. Did a FAM shoot someone on 9/11? If there were only 33 Sky Marshals prior to 9/11 that would seem unlikely. I suspect this is the first shooting ever in the FAM/Sky Marshal history.Rhallanger 00:51, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

I thought I remembered reading both, which is why it stood out for me as well. I don't remember any Air Marshals actually shooting anyone on Sept. 11th... Sorry I can't be of more help. Mrtea 02:26, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

Brian Doyle of DHS during a press conference said, "This is the first time that air marshals have used a firearm during a mission since 9/11." The "since 9/11" phrase was probably first used by him. Many media outlets have clarified the quote to mean: since the Federal Air Marshal Service was expanded after 9/11. --A rabbit 01:09, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

The history page http://www.ice.gov/graphics/fams/history.htm doesn't actually appear to say whether or not an air marshal has ever shot a passenger. Any better references out there? Tim Pierce 20:01, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

Reminder: please supply sources

Can anyone provide sources for the statistic that "Until the American Airlines Flight 924 shooting incident at Miami on 7 December 2005, only two Federal Air Marshals have fired a weapon on or near an airplane"? Tim Pierce 13:30, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

Ask and you shall receive. Two citations posted. The first citation is from a TSA spokesman in an AP article dated Nov 26 2002. He said no FAM has ever fired a weapon on a plane. The second citation is from Brian Doyle of DHS, who says no FAM has even fired their weapon since 9/11. Therefore, first time ever. --A rabbit 01:09, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

dress code

witness's on cnn said that the airmarshall was wearing a hawaiian shirt, a edit might be nessisary

• Thanks, I've added a note to that and a link to a CNN article. Tim Pierce 20:53, 8 December 2005 (UTC)