Originally Posted by
aisleorwindow
Not on AA, but when I used to fly United, I once offered to guest in two soldiers who were connecting in ORD.
They thanked me but said they were going to get something to eat instead.
I once went through a particularly brutal TSA check at JFK and was reassembling myself and saw a serviceman in a similar state. He was happy to come to the AAdmiral's club and have a beer and relax a bit.