When situations demand the high risk tactics, such as helicopter insertion or Visit, board, search, and seizure, MEs get the call.

Port Security Specialist (PS) was disestablished and merged into the Maritime Enforcement (ME) rating in 2010.

Personnel selected to attend the 10-week long ME "A" School, located in Charleston, South Carolina at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers[1] must first meet certain eligibility requirements.

These courses lead to required qualifications and designations that collectively allow MEs to advance as operators.

Many of the schools are from Special Missions Training Center (SMTC) and Maritime Law Enforcement Academy.