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Old Feb 29, 2008, 10:10 am
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robsawatsky
 
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February 29th Isn't a Valid Birthdate on Passport

First a little context:

On Global TV British Columbia this morning they had on (via telephone) a member (maybe president) of a "Feb 29 Birthday Association". The fellow was from Vancouver but was in San Francisco since he "always travels on his birthday." One of the things this association does is solicit various issues people run into due to having a Feb 29 birthday. One of the latest things reported to him was:

"A fellow member was delayed clearing security at an airport because a TSA agent didn't believe that Feb 29 was a valid birthdate as printed on his passport. He was eventually cleared but not without a delay."

Do TSA agents need special refreshing training on basic calendar knowledge?
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