[FractalSphere]

""These screeners are going to be an important line of defense, and it seems to me we should have higher educational standards for them.""

But then the federal government couldn't get away with paying them $6.00 an hour! ..and to think they have the power to (on a whim) yank someone from the line and cause much grief and inconvenience for them. The lower educational standard also makes it easier for them to be programmed with whatever propoganda is needed for them to do their job. Remember, independent thinking is the enemy!

[Spunky]

""These screeners are going to be an important line of defense, and
it seems to me we should have higher educational standards for them.""

I know someone who went to college full time for eight years.
He learned something about gooseberries.
I don't think his education would make him a good security screener.