Originally Posted by
BenA
"What kind of training do ID-checking TSOs receive?
I'm on an unlucky streak of nobody recognizing my NEXUS card as valid ID over the past month or two, and given that it's at the very top of the list of acceptable IDs I'm really curious whether there's extensive training on what's allowable or if the TSA just hands the ID checker a blacklight and says "only let passports and drivers licenses through"
I'd be particularly interested to know if there's a document kept at the checkpoints I can refer clueless ID checkers to so they can validate that my NEXUS card really is a legit ID..."
Better yet, print out this webpage from their own site to carry with you to show those TSOs who do not know a valid ID from an invalid one:
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtrav...documents.shtm
You can be sure that their training is minimal. You need to look at an ID far longer than the 10-15 seconds they do to check for fraudulent IDs. The FBI has complete labs and technicians to do this but you still won't get an answer back in 10-15 seconds.