Originally Posted by
PHLJJS
As the previous poster stated it is what's issued. There is no choice in the matter. CBP, Immigration and many police departments are issued clip-ons, though for TSA it may be a safety issue. If your tie gets caught in a conveyor belt, it will simply clip off. If your traditional tie gets caught, you may get hurt.
I doubt the TSA had that level of forethought, but your point about the conveyor belt does make sense.
Originally Posted by
PHLJJS
Nowadays the safety issue may be that the passenger can't strangle you when you take their shampoo.
Originally Posted by
PHLJJS
The new uniforms are supposed to be issued to the larger airports first. There is conflicting information on the color. It was said that upon seeing the final product, the original shirt color was scrapped in favor of the dark navy blue that CBP wears. My new uniform was shipped on Friday, but as far as I can tell, it's incomplete since the pants show as back ordered until February, although the suppliers website is often wrong. We'll see sooner or later.
We've all heard that thing about the TSA being the government agency with the most OTJ injury claims.
I'm convinced most of them are through poor baggage handling techniques (seen that dozens of times) and poor physical condition.
To cure the latter, those new uniforms should be issued no larger than XL. If you can't fit into it, you're out until you do.