Over the past 200 years, Congress and the President also have called on the Marshals to carry out unusual or extraordinary missions, such as registering enemy aliens in time of war, capturing fugitive slaves, sealing the American border against armed expeditions from foreign countries, and swapping spies with the former Soviet Union. .
Just as America has changed over the past two centuries, so has its federal justice system-from the original 13 judicial districts to 94 districts spanning the continent and beyond, and with tens of thousands of federal judges, prosecutors, jurors, witnesses, and defendants involved in the judicial process. So, too, the Marshals Service has changed dramatically. Not in its underlying responsibility to enforce the law and execute the orders issued by the court, but in the breadth of its functions, the professionalism of its personnel, and the sophistication of the technologies employed. These changes are made apparent by an examination of the contemporary duties of the modern Marshals Service.
Applicants who accept the final offer of employment will attend, and must successfully complete, a 10-week Basic Deputy U.S. Marshal training program at the United States Marshals Service Training Academy. The first 6 weeks consist of the Basic Criminal Investigators Course at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, Georgia. The next 4 weeks consist of the Basic US Deputy Marshal Training School, also at FLETC, Glynco, Georgia. All aspects of the position of Deputy U.S. Marshal will be covered in the training as well as continuing to meet the FIT standards. Applicants will be expected to qualify with a United States Marshals Service issued weapon as well. .
The Marshals Service carries out hundreds of special missions each year that are related to its broad law enforcement and judicial security responsibilities. Any qualified Marshal may volunteer for duty with SO.
