Sounds like a mess over there at TSA. And I followed the link to that DHS IG report. From Day 1 to the computer test was 56 days.
From the computer test it was another 82 days just to get to the "airport assessment" (assuming you make it past that test). Really, TSA?
If you get past that airport size-up thing, you have to cool your heels for 40 more days for the medical evaluation. Yeesh.
After the physical exam, the "background check" takes about 17 days. I looked into that background check thing TSA does. It's not a security clearance-level look-see, apparently.
Then there's some sort of placement into what TSA calls its "ready pool." I guess applicants cool their heels some more. Then there's another 43 days of certification (I don't know if it involves the Georgia training center course or if it's just at the local airport).
After that, there's a final 11 days of waiting for job offer acceptance.
Jeez... no wonder they get the people they do. Most of the good ones die of old age before they're hired. ;-)
And no English comprehension exam either - you should hear how some of them talk.
In Atlanta they are mostly black...
I'm far less worried about the grandma carrying knitting needles or an extra ounce of hair conditioner in her carry-on than the loser who recently converted to Islam and wants to kill me and my fellow passengers.
But ask yourself which one is more likely to be intercepted by TSA and you have your real measure of what the agency is really worth.
Part of it is that hiring the most qualified candidate is NOT a part of the system.
Back in April, I traveled to Honolulu. Spent a couple days and then fly to Kona. Going through security at Honolulu took almost an hour. They stated this is because of the amount of inter island flights. This was a daily occurrence. To me, it seemed like they just did not have enough TSA agents to screen the people.
No pic of Biden trying out to be a TSA screener. I am disappointed.
From my experience as being hired by TSA back in 2002(which I passed on and took a management job in private sector) from initial call to my home to testing and all that entails took like 30 days....but I will say this, for a supervisor position.....they were persistent to make me work there by calling me every day.
Give the TSA a break... It can take a longer time than they anticipated for their top candidate to get out on parole...
It takes several elimination rounds to get to the lowest common denominator.
My friends son just got flunked out of the TSA training. He couldn’t pass the “Pat-down” test. They said they have a 80% failure rate or some ridiculously high failure rate.
I guess some folks just aren’t comfortable touching other people just trying to travel from point A to point B especially when they don’t fit he known, but can’t be used, profile