Originally Posted by
Seatownflyer
Also, what I usually do is keep a zip lock baggie with all the approved sizes of crap I need. I put it in a side pocket of my roller or something. that way if they do take my stuff or if I try to go through security in plain clothes with my badge and they take my normal stuff then i won't be without, uh, stuff.
'Uniformed Crew Member' does not mean crewmember in uniform. Your company ID is all the proof you need to show you are a uniformed crew member. Perhaps if TSA hired people who could read, speak and understand english the same way we are required to, we wouldn't still have this problem.
Rules and regulations are written by lawyers. They say exactly what they mean. If you are hassled because you aren't dressed 'properly' make sure you get a TSA customer comment card or go to
http://www.tsa.gov to file a complaint.