Originally Posted by
Syzygies
As TSA pre-check started, United seeded it with frequent travelers, including me. At random, one still ends up sometimes without a TSA Pre-Check boarding pass. After several flights in a row without precheck, I learned that one's odds improve with an actual "Known Traveler Number" (KTN).
One gets a KTN by applying for either TSA Pre-Check or Global Entry (or NEXUS or SENTRI). Each of these programs have fees. Global Entry is a few dollars more, and as a perk also includes Global Entry, so it seems the no-brainer choice even if one only flies international once during a five year period. You'll thank yourself eventually.
I think you mean includes TSA PreCheck, right?
Originally Posted by
Syzygies
Global Entry Program
The wait is substantial for the interview, for either program. Get started, now.
If you are persistent and willing to constantly refresh the website, you can often get an interview within 1-2 weeks. And by "persistent" I mean I was watching a basketball game and refreshing every time the ball changed possession.