Here's A Nice Thing The TSA Does For Military Personnel - Your Mileage May Vary

I gave up and got global entry. Doing a lot international travel now and waiting to be groped is time consuming, plus somewhat offensive. I know that’s their job, but the government spent over two years doing a background check on me for my TS with SCI.

They didn’t do it up to 2007 (when I retired). It might have been implemented afterwards . This is the first I’ve heard of it, so I posted the article.

I am also unclear on this. When I was active and in uniform traveling with others in my unit (in civilian airports), it did seem like we were processed quickly (particularly for international flights). I assume that may not have been an official stance back then? Perhaps it was up to the discretion of individual airports? At least there are quietly enforced official guidelines now.

COL David Turk
Been using this program now for 4 years