Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
Ronny, I truly believe you believe what your saying.
The name is Ron. Try and maintain some focus please.
But there is still a disconnect.
I believe that you believe there is. Now, can you quantify it?
It is the aircrew who is most responsible for getting me to my destination safely.
In part you are correct. It is a team effort, not just the pilots, not just the TSA, not just the FBI. Without any one of the components, your risk raises significantly.
TSA is in place to keep dangerous things off of the airplanes. That's it! Nothing more! No more is asked for by the public!
Boggie, there is far more to what the TSA does than just keep things off air planes. THAT may be all that
you want the TSA to do, but congress has authorized the TSA to do a great deal more than that. Sorry dude, I know that this saddens you, violates some personal belief, but such is life.
I have been through several airports in recent months. The process is similar at each but the degree of civility is certainly not the same. I have seen TSO's who present a neat appearance to those whose shirttails are hanging out and seem to be on the job just to collect a paycheck. The same spread of treating people well to not well has been observed. This is a failure of management!
An honest observation, one I can appreciate. I would agree. There are those out there in the TSA force that just don’t look professional. And there are those out there who’s uniforms are always pressed, clean, and the individual is paying attention. And that individual is just as likely as the other to irritate a passenger. It is a failure in management, for certain. But not in the way you think.
TSA has a pretty simply job, yet fails to perform that job well. Instead, TSA gets all wrapped up in things that should be of no concern. How much cash money a person has is a perfect example. ID verification is another.
Being a member of the TSA workforce, I can truthfully say that there is nothing easy about the job. The responsibilities and duties can be very heavy, the risks we take are real and ongoing.
Screen people for prohibited items. All of the people entering the secure areas of an airport!
Screen carry-on for prohibited items.
Screen checked baggage for prohibited items and ensure its not tampered with after screening.
Screen all cargo, mail and any thing else that is loaded on the airplanes.
There you go, the whole TSA job in just a few sentences.
Boggie, you have quite a number of misconceptions about the TSA and its workforce. I don’t know how to educate you on the subject other than to ask you to pay closer attention and take off the blinders.
TSA should concentrate on these things and leave all else to the proper authorities.
If TSO's cannot be civil, honest and happy in their work they should quit or be fired.
Does that go for all employee’s? Everywhere? No matter who they work for? No matter the circumstance?
An immediate means to challenge should be available at the checkpoints elevating up to the FSD or their duty representative if needed.
There is. Its called asking for a supervisor. That supervisor
is the FSD’s duty representative.
I think most here agree that TSA has a role to play, it just seems that TSA doesn't understand their place in the big playbook.
Comments?
I think most here would agree with you, in part. I think
you don’t understand their place in the “big playbook”.