Originally Posted by
sbm12
No they aren't. Even though they wear sweaters that are of a similar maroon color, they are not TSA and they don't pretend to be. What they do is sit around and talk to each other or folks on their cell phones. And, on occasion, they look at an ID to make sure that there is a name on it that is similar to one on a BP. If you do not have ID travelling domestically you can travel, but you are always subject to secondary screening, not that there is all that much value in those extra screenings, but that is a different story.
I just know that everyone I dealt with that morning was wearing a white shirt with TSA patches. There were 2 maroon sweaters sitting off to the side doing nothing but talking and one other assisting at a neighboring security line. As far as the ID thing goes, I didn't know that the rules changed. I just know that if I don't have it out, they ask for it with an expression on their face asking "why are you holding up my line?" If I remember correctly, I think there is a sign asking people to have their bp and id ready for inspection (I never check those signs any more- for all I know, it could have been taken down since the last time I saw it.)