Acceptable ID
Apr 22, 2008 | 9:12 am
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Acceptable ID
i have not been able to find what constitutes acceptable id on the tsa website. i did bungle onto this, dated 02/06/08, which is for their "enrollment process"
http://www.tsa.gov/assets/pdf/approv...ation_docs.pdf
does that work for getting on the plane. it would be nice to be carrying some expendable documents in one's carry-on if one's drivers license is disappeared.
http://www.tsa.gov/assets/pdf/approv...ation_docs.pdf
does that work for getting on the plane. it would be nice to be carrying some expendable documents in one's carry-on if one's drivers license is disappeared.
Apr 22, 2008 | 2:07 pm
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Apr 22, 2008 | 2:13 pm
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Apr 22, 2008 | 6:26 pm
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Of course, it's not a photo ID, so it'd probably flunk on that anyways.
Apr 22, 2008 | 6:30 pm
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Really? My state university college ID only said my name and student number. No mention of valid dates. Would that ID be accepted even though DLs must not be expired?
Apr 22, 2008 | 8:09 pm
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Supposedly. I've been denied before with state college IDs, city government employee ID, and last one- state government employee ID. I like to try new IDs each time to see what causes me to get asked, "don't you have driver's license."
Apr 22, 2008 | 8:33 pm
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Alternatively, it would be easy enough to Photoshop some sort of "paid tuition" stub to stick on the back of your ID, like we used to have in the good old days. 
Apr 22, 2008 | 9:08 pm
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Perhaps one could ask the university to put an expiration date in 2108.
Apr 23, 2008 | 7:29 am
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I've used my student ID and so far no issue has been made about lack of inspiration date ... however, my ID has a transit sticker affixed to the front and is currently good through end of June. It's possible that this is mistaken for some sort of "proof of enrollment" through June 08. Alternatively, it would be easy enough to Photoshop some sort of "paid tuition" stub to stick on the back of your ID, like we used to have in the good old days.
Alternatively, it would be easy enough to Photoshop some sort of "paid tuition" stub to stick on the back of your ID, like we used to have in the good old days. 
Awesome.
Apr 23, 2008 | 8:57 am
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Actually your TSA screener brethren in Panama City (PFN) do not think that a US Military ID is good enough government ID either. I'd like to meet someday the TSA screener who does not think so. Or perhaps that was the SOP of the first 30 minutes of the hour?
You really do have a tough job SMF TSO. Not with the passengers, but with how other TSA screeners treat the passengers which is then associated on you.
Back in November 1980 I had a job offer as a US Border Patrol agent for Marfa, Texas. I would suggest you consider the same.
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/careers/c...order_careers/
You really do have a tough job SMF TSO. Not with the passengers, but with how other TSA screeners treat the passengers which is then associated on you.
Back in November 1980 I had a job offer as a US Border Patrol agent for Marfa, Texas. I would suggest you consider the same.
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/careers/c...order_careers/
Apr 23, 2008 | 12:14 pm
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Apr 24, 2008 | 11:28 am
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So, an expired passport is good enough to get a job with TSA (actually for a TWIC) but not good enough to get on a plane?