Originally Posted by
Toshbaf
Before, I used a driver's license because other cards, such as NEXUS, Global Entry, Sentri, were too rare and not familiar to the TSA. I am starting to rethink this. If you lose your driver's license, you may not be able to rent a car at your destination.
I usually use a PIV-II card and it confuses them about 10% of the time, even though it's the same badge they have, just a different agency. I use it because a) it makes a noise when it falls on the floor, so I'm more likely to notice it, and b) I often need to have it to work at my destination, so I know that I have it. I've dropped my DL and nearly lost it enough times because it's thin and lightweight that I try to avoid using it at the checkpoints.