No clue when that will be; I don't fly very often. I'm flying to CLT in June 2012, but I'd like to have my GE card _before_ then, so I can take advantage of TSA PreCheck at CLT on the way home (http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/escreening.shtm).

GE costs $100 for 5 years, and I'll do maybe 8 flights in 5 years. My home TLH doesn't participate in PreCheck, but I typically fly to airports that do/will have it. If, on each round-trip, my GE gets me a pass from the Shoe Carnival, NoS, opt-out, and Freedom Grope, that's $12.50 per pass. If TLH were to implement PreCheck as well, that would be $6.25 per pass.

I considered flying unpleasant before 9/11, but terminal security wasn't even a blip on my complaint radar. It has since been been promoted to my _only_ complaint, and I have a near-anxiety attack going to the airport wondering what the TSA has in store for me. For me, $12.50 per TSA pass is a bargain.

While I realize that "TSA will always incorporate random and unpredictable security measures throughout the airport and no individual will be guaranteed expedited screening in order to retain a certain element of randomness to prevent terrorists from gaming the system.", the bulk of the comments I've seen wrt PreCheck compare it to 9/10 or Pan-Am. Again, well worth it. As side benefits, I get Global Entry and a photo ID card with no home address or country stamps.