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Old Nov 30, 2011, 7:02 pm
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Originally Posted by FliesWay2Much
[*]Only on official business? How about the same GI on leave? Are they suddenly not trusted because they are taking some time off?
[*]Will the TSA demand to review a copy of the GI's travel orders to verify they are on official travel? How will they determine that they are real? (You KNOW they will do this!)
That's similar to airline employees transiting the checkpoint in uniform to avoid the War On Water, Scope 'N Grope, etc. and then changing into civilian clothes in a sterile area restroom because they're non-reving.
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