Hmm, I have a question for the spotniks! Do you undergo some sort of psychological profiling before being chosen for the position?

I was discussing this with a (TSO) co-worker recently ... her comment regarding our BDOs was, "They sure picked from the bottom of the barrel when they chose them!"

Which I found rather unkind ... I don't mean to be insulting, but I've noticed that almost all the BDOs seem to have rather unpleasant personalities. The ones I knew when they were TSOs tended to be abrasive ... you know, the kind that bark random commands at the passengers in a loud, angry voice?

I wonder about the BDO program, I really do. I'm wondering if they're deliberately recruiting and training (how?) officers who are less predisposed to feeling badly about jerking the passengers around. And I wonder how people with this skillset might be put to use eventually ... hmmm.