[Brooklyn Kid]

"The screeners first clue should of been the fact that 50 were traveling together"

In that case yes. But what about travelling alone or with one or two buddies?

[boxerblues]

Hard to say, military men are always easy to spot, but that does not give them a free pass for screenings IMHO.

My oldest son come home in the DCU is had been wearing in Iraq, they were dirty, bloody and torn, yes he tested positive for explosives over and over again. By the time my youngest come home on leave they military had set out a set of rules that all DCU's were to be clean & presentable before boarding any flights out of theater, only his boots tested positive. Both were required to present their leave papers for a valid reason for the residue. Once these were presented the screeners basically just went though the motions of a thorough screening.