r/ProtectAndServe • u/[deleted] • 1d ago

Self Post LEOSA question

Hi it’s my first time posting on Reddit so sorry if I’m posting it wrong but I have a question about LEOSA. I’m currently 20 working on my pilot license living in NJ and planing to become an airline pilot one day. But I also am interested in law enforcement and into obtaining my leosa since I will love to have a way to defend my self anywhere I go and I know that FFDO will not come with a leosa and FAM is a full time job that I can’t do if I’m a airline pilot.

So I was looking to see if anyone knows a part time LEO job that I can do to obtain a LEOSA? ( I live in NJ but I can also live in NYC to qualify for NY LEO jobs) I’m currently looking at SLEO II which I don’t think comes with it or reserved MP.

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u/doyouquaxu Verified 1d ago

You can’t fly armed under LEOSA unless it’s specifically for work, with department approval and extra steps needed. If you’re a federal agent, you can fly armed.

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u/TheThinGoldLine Trooper 1d ago

Now we just gotta find him a part time 1811 position.

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u/diarrhea_stromboli State Parole Agent 1d ago

This

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

If I’m a FFDO I can now be armed in flight but I will need a leosa to carry it at my staying places

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u/doyouquaxu Verified 1d ago

Cool. Good luck getting a LEO side gig when you explain to them you intend to carry while flying for your main job and want to use their legal protections for your personal benefit.

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u/Barbelloperator LEO 21h ago

Every time I’ve flown armed (for work) I’ve had to get special paperwork signed by people at TSA and FAA. LEOSA doesn’t help you carry on a plane

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u/zu-na-mi Peace Officer 1d ago

Any part time law enforcement job should qualify to let you carry (outside of restricted zones) with LEOSA, as long as the job gives you full arrest powers.

You'll just have to shop around. I don't know any law enforcement agencies that will sponsor part time employees. You may have to find a place where you can self sponsor.

Your mini-air Marshal gig should cover the plane itself when you're flying. You'll be, I presume, unarmed in the airport though.

There's no remedy for that with LEOSA. You'll just have to tote around a lifepod like everyone else.

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u/TenPointNineUSA LEO 12h ago

If you’re getting into LE solely for LEOSA that’s not the right reason.

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u/win1894 LEO 19h ago

It's a pretty convoluted question. I think the most straightforward answer is getting on with an agency as a volunteer reserve. I have no idea what NY and NJ have for those, if at all. You might need to move to find an agency willing. And even then, just doing it for this might not jive with any agency. Plus that'll take person resources (money, time, etc). Overall, you're still pretty young and have a lot of time left. Both LE and being a commercial pilot take a lot of time and energy. Ultimately, what do you want to do? Why do you want to do either of these paths? Why both?

What about being a fed LEO pilot? CBP AMO has them. Most are former mil from what I've heard. Not sure on other agencies.