Originally Posted by
lamphs
I am Pre and CLEAR, FWIW...
Curious as to why I can wear my rather heavy "job" shirt through security, but can't wear a lightweight fleece jacket, even unzipped, I have to put it through the scanner.
Do you go through the metal detector or body scanner? Through the metal detector, with PreCheck, you should be able to wear a lightweight fleece jacket. TSA even says so
right on their PreCheck page. I have done so as have many others. Though you're not the only one who has been told to put it through the x-ray.
Curious as to why I have to sometimes remove my nylon-like web belt with plastic buckles. I switched to such a belt when traveling as my supposed TSA-compliant "dressier" belt still set off the metal detector 1/2 the time. Some TSA agents want me to remove the nylon-like belt, some don't (and I pass through without an issue). I surmise that the TSA agent is simply not knowledgeable about the material and would rather me pass through without any glitches. I'm not going to argue about a simple matter and removing it is not a big deal. As I stated, just curious...
That is odd. I can and do wear my normal belt with a metal buckle through the metal detector in the PreCheck line without issues. The detectors in the non-PreCheck lines are usually set at a higher sensitivity and alarm if I have my belt on.
I'd expected to find such a thread...perhaps these questions should be merged elsewhere...
I found a couple old threads:
what TSA considers a "light jacket"
TSA PreCheck Jacket strategy