U.S. Marshals
 

Anyone have any intel on the U.S. Marshal Service interview process?

Are you talking about being an actual US Deputy Marshal or are you asking about the interview process to FLY for the US Marshal's Service and the JPATS?

Searching for JPATS in the title resulted in three previous threads.
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/se...archid=3901676

If you are looking for the flying JPATS jobs - there was recently an announcement on USAJOBS.gov for 3 positions in the OKC area. The closing date was July 15th.

Here is a link to the official website for some information and some contacts.
http://www.usmarshals.gov/jpats/

Thanks, the interview process and yes, I found those, but the latest post is over a year old and was asking the same question. I have an interview and was looking for what the process is, what they are looking for etc.

No - there has not been any more than what you have already found on the actual interview process that I remember from this forum. Did you check the other forum link that was found in the older threads?
Congrats on the interview! I have had my ear to the ground on that job as well in the past. I'd be very interested to hear what you have to say about the process and any other information that you may care to share after your interview.

Of note - many moons ago - I actually did have a job interview to be a Deputy US Marshal. Before the interview date came I was selected for OCS and never actually went through with the interview. I wish I had.

JPATS is all contract folks and contract birds. No actual US Marshals pilots fly these planes. Back in the day pre-JPATS they had some Sabres and other cool stuff. Those days are in the past.

Not all.
We just had a Hawker 800 (old Flight check airplane) in our hangar and it was registered to the USMS. I'm pretty sure that MD-88 based out of OKC is a full time JPATS aircraft too.
As far as the pilots - if by contract you mean gov't GS-13, 2181 series employees then yes - there are pilots that fall into that category.

the Hawker indeed may be USMS owned then. and possibly flown by govt employees but I believe the USMS planes are flown by 1811 series deputies who are USMS deputies first, pilots second.

I won't say ALL because I don't know - but from the announcements that I have seen, and from the ones who were ASIPs and moved over to JPATS (quite some time ago), they are 2181 series.

Here is part of the announcement from the 2012 job opening:

OK, possibly something has changed on how they hire then, from the past. I am (well, was...) almost certain the only federal LEO agency that street hired pilots was legacy Customs.

USMS
 

Here's the posting from last month. I also got the impression that they strictly hired pilots. This isn't to say that some aren't USMS as well. I saw two MD-80s whilst in OKC last week and I heard the 737s are coming soon, as the contract for pilot training was awarded to HPA in DAL.

Company : Department of Justice
Contract type : Full Time
Aircraft type : Boeing 737 - 3/4/500 EFIS
Job location : OKLAHOMA
Job published date : 2013-05-09
Job expiry date : 2013-05-31
Monthly salary :

Job Description

The United States Marshals Service is the nation’s oldest and most versatile federal law enforcement agency. The missions of the Service include protection of the judiciary, court security, witness security, asset seizure and forfeiture, apprehension of fugitives, prisoner transportation and custody.

Vacancy ID: 884704
Job Title: Airplane Pilot, GS-2181-13
Promotion Potential: 13
Duty Location: Oklahoma City, OK United States 2 vacancies
Open Period: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 - Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Salary Range - $81,823.00 - $106,369.00 Annually
Who May Apply: You may apply if you are a US Citizen or National.


This is the position of an Airplane Pilot within the United States Marshal Service's (USMS) Justice Prisoner & Alien Transportation System's (JPATS) Aviation Branch, located in Oklahoma City, OK. The incumbent serves as a pilot/co-pilot responsible for flying USMS owned and/or operated large (over 12,500 pounds gross weight) turbine powered, turbo-prop, and reciprocating multi-engine fixed wing aircraft. The incumbent supports prisoner movements; special operations; patrol and reconnaissance; transport of cargoes of ammunition, pyrotechnics, chemical munitions, and parachute deliveries; and flies in and out of small airfields over unfavorable terrain during the day and night.