LIT 1/2: "Military in uniform not required to remove shoes"
LIT 1/2: "Military in uniform not required to remove shoes"
Jan 2, 2008, 9:23 pm
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Huh??
Most boots are going to have enough metal that they will alarm the WTMD, meaning the boots will then need to come off.
Plus, until I see the "official" TSA policy that states Military need not remove their boots, I'm going to guess that you saw one TSO make up his own rules (a much more likely explanation!
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Most boots are going to have enough metal that they will alarm the WTMD, meaning the boots will then need to come off.
Plus, until I see the "official" TSA policy that states Military need not remove their boots, I'm going to guess that you saw one TSO make up his own rules (a much more likely explanation!
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Jan 3, 2008, 10:41 am
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Jan 3, 2008, 12:38 pm
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Right. Because people in uniform never attack their own...
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/...ack/index.html
With that said, I believe the chance of an attack from someone in uniformed service is vanishingly small... but even smaller is the chance of an attack from grandma Kettle, who still has to take off her shoes.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/...ack/index.html
With that said, I believe the chance of an attack from someone in uniformed service is vanishingly small... but even smaller is the chance of an attack from grandma Kettle, who still has to take off her shoes.
Jan 3, 2008, 1:36 pm
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US military in Uniform, at US checkpoints are not required to remove shoes, as long as they don't set off the detectors. So dress uniform shoes (minus any with taps or something of that nature) do not have to come off.
Boots normally do, as they do set the machine off.
Ciao,
FH
Boots normally do, as they do set the machine off.
Ciao,
FH
Jan 3, 2008, 2:58 pm
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US military in Uniform, at US checkpoints are not required to remove shoes, as long as they don't set off the detectors. So dress uniform shoes (minus any with taps or something of that nature) do not have to come off.
Boots normally do, as they do set the machine off.
Ciao,
FH
Boots normally do, as they do set the machine off.
Ciao,
FH
Then, flight crews should have this exemption also!
Jan 3, 2008, 2:59 pm
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Jan 3, 2008, 3:28 pm
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US military in Uniform, at US checkpoints are not required to remove shoes, as long as they don't set off the detectors. So dress uniform shoes (minus any with taps or something of that nature) do not have to come off.
Boots normally do, as they do set the machine off.
Ciao,
FH
Boots normally do, as they do set the machine off.
Ciao,
FH
Jan 3, 2008, 3:39 pm
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In most of Europe (and the world for that matter) you don't have to remove your shoes at all but one could still hide plastique or C4 or other none metal which makes the shoe issue a bit absurd to many.
In the times I have seen or dealt with this issue (re:military uniforms), a military ID was used along with the uniform policy.
Ciao,
FH
Jan 3, 2008, 3:43 pm
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Well maybe you should take it up with your US Representatives.
In most of Europe (and the world for that matter) you don't have to remove your shoes at all but one could still hide plastique or C4 or other none metal which makes the shoe issue a bit absurd to many.
In most of Europe (and the world for that matter) you don't have to remove your shoes at all but one could still hide plastique or C4 or other none metal which makes the shoe issue a bit absurd to many.
Last edited by Spiff; Jan 3, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Jan 3, 2008, 5:01 pm
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I'm in the military and I've traveled in uniform before. We are subject to everything everyone else is except the SSSS thing if we have copies of our orders on us. I had that come up once and was given a nice bright yellow/green "E" sticker which exempted me. It's a huge pain in the butt too taking off our boots, and having to relace them, but I just smile and thank the idiots at the TSA for that one.
Jan 3, 2008, 5:04 pm
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I'm in the military and I've traveled in uniform before. We are subject to everything everyone else is except the SSSS thing if we have copies of our orders on us. I had that come up once and was given a nice bright yellow/green "E" sticker which exempted me. It's a huge pain in the butt too taking off our boots, and having to relace them, but I just smile and thank the idiots at the TSA for that one.