Hijack scare blamed on TSA screwup at Florida airport

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As a former TSA employee, it is not fair on how they do things. They threw a recertification exam on us after the first year that they were organized, without warning, and when you did not pass, they only allowed you one time to re-take the test, with little to no prior training, and when you failed, they fired you. No explanation other than we're sorry. I gave the Fed Gov 21 years, and in my 21st year of service, I was removed from the system. I tried to fight my case, and was told my case wasn't good enough for reconsideration. This took place in 2003. I and others were let go, and now when all of airports are failing, the TSA employees are being retrained with full-time pay. And better yet, you no longer need to be recertified every year. No more testing for recertification!! Ain't that a blank! Please, don't take your best or designer luggage to the airport, you won't recognize it when you get it back.

11-10-2009 @ 12:30PM

Shon said...

Not true.

11-09-2009 @ 10:58PM

TSA said...

TSA still does the recertification every year. Whoever told you they didn't miss led you. As for those "radom" acts of additional screening to those that "don't fit the terrorist profile" I ask, what is the "terrorist profile"? Those terrorist or any other person or persons that are seeking to do harm, will use your weakest point against you. Therefore if we let little old ladies and little babies through without any screening, guess what the next terrorist will be dressed as. I do fold the clothes and repack as nicely as possible, sometimes even better than the owners did. I take my job seriously and professionally, so does the rest of my team. If there are those agents out there in other airports not doing the same, shame on them and they should be replaced. We need the security, but we also need to be professional about it.

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