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You should be able to get through but that's not what the rules say. So griping about it to a TSA agent isn't going to get it changed.

Where do you see this rule?

As others have said, and I have also experienced, you can get through. It's just a few individuals that say you can't.

The "official" rule is that ANY ID issued by an airline with a valid TSA approved security program (pretty much all major airlines) will allow you access into the sterile area of ANY U.S. airport. I'm not crew, I'm a CSA, and I have used my airline ID, out of uniform, without a boarding pass, at many airports, some of which my airline doesn't even fly to, to gain access to the sterile area. The only time I've ever had a problem was at LGA which is a hub for my airport. :rolleyes: I was in a rush so I didn't make an issue of it and just showed my boarding pass and drivers license.

I've had out of uniform Fed Ex pilots come to the gate to list without a problem many times. If a TSA screener tries to tell you something else ask for a supervisor.