Originally Posted by doctall41
I don't understand your logic. So you'd rather the folks that want to harm the airlines, etc... not see them, then attempt to do their dastardly deed and see what the FAM can do about it? I'd rather the FAM be seen as what he is and prevent the occurence on the flight.
That is actually a decent question and shows you are thinking about the problem. There are a number of reasons it is preferable for the fams to blend in with the Pax. Because of the numbers involved, the fam program is a deterrent measure, not a preventive one. Logistically, the fams can only cover a small minority of flights per day, so it's a good idea not to let it be known which flights these are. If they were in uniform, it would be easy to avoid them and just go hijack another flight. Additionally, there are many tactical and operational reasons why the element of suprise is a good thing. In this scenario, it's bad juju for the enemy to know anything the good guys. So the insanity of allowing the fams to be profiled in the name of "professionalism" is self-evident, and it is clearly an unsafe policy.