Originally Posted by
upgrade addict
Don't wait until final boarding call while relaxing in the Pearl Business Class Lounge at Kuwait International to head for your Luftansa flight. Even though you've been through a complete security screen before that point, there is another rigorous one at Gate 2 to get in the boarding area for Luftansa/United flights. The passengers are primarily U.S. troops (God bless them!) returning home from the Gulf, who must remove there high-top boots, belts and dog tags.
But, but, but the TSA website specifically says that returning soldiers don't have to remove their shoes unless they alarm!
Military personnel in uniform, with a valid military ID are not required to remove their footwear unless it alarms the walk through metal detector
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtrav...rial_1880.shtm