I also would appreciate hearing from someone from TSA. But, remember they do have security clearances,
I don't think that's true, yet. From Sept, 2010,
TSA screeners' qualifications are jaw-dropping ......."Last week, TSA announced that over the next two years 10,000 employees will be granted secret clearances, access to information that has been classified as "secret" that is not put out for general distribution in the agency. ".......
Also from the article: ...."TSA has focused its energy on meeting unrealistic federal mandate deadlines in order to receive billions of dollars in DHS grants. TSA needed to deploy more than 55,000 screeners, personnel and equipment to secure the nation’s airways in order to meet the mandate.
The qualifications of employees were left at the discretion of the agency's Under Secretary. As it stands, TSA screeners must possess "a high school diploma, a general equivalency diploma, or experience that the Under Secretary has determined to be sufficient for the individual to perform the duties of the position."
Other requirements include they must know their basic colors and screeners who perform pat-downs or handheld metal detector searches of individuals shall have sufficient dexterity and capability to thoroughly conduct those procedures over an individual’s entire body. To be clear -- a high school diploma or GED is not necessarily required.".................
So if you want to hear from someone from TSA, you might be hearing from someone without even a GED, but who DOES know their colors and has a bit of dexterity to perform those, oh-so-important invasive pat-downs (aka sexual molestation).
I have asked screeners at our local airport & they do indeed have mid level clearances.
BHO could never get one of those.