system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Eli5: what is SWAT up to when theres not like a hostage crisis or something?

Obviously those types of things don't happen everyday so like what do they do ?
gpt
Depends on the agency.  In many, SWAT is a part-time job, so they're regular patrol or detectives until there's a call-out.

In bigger agencies where they can afford full-time SWAT, they generally operate much like the fire department - training, working out or other administrative duties until they're called out, and then they go to work.