During the years 2001 - 2002 I worked for a firm that put in a bid to do mass hiring for TSA. As a physician, I was asked to set up the part of our proposal that involved designating qualified (occupational health) physicians nationwide to do "law enforcement physicals" as part of the screening/hiring process. The physical fitness requirements were quite rigorous with regard to BMI (Body mass Index, as a check for obesity), strength, agility, flexibility and endurance.

Our company was not awarded the contract, but it certainly appears today that many screeners working today would not be able to pass that physical exam. Something must have changed between the original concept and how it was implemented.