I am going to ask for pat down by a female TSA agent :rolleyes:

That is a wrong premise. Depending on location, TSA employees are not screened.

But that's beside the point. Until crewpass is a reality, properly ID'd crewmembers should only be subjected to current screening practices. Wish ALPA would at least fight for this as opposed to the go along-get along approach.

Carl

I have no idea what ALPA is trying to do since I am not on the Security Committee Carl.

I know I see TSA employees screened all of the time.

My point is that everyone on YOUR jet is subject to the same screening.

Great idea Nosmo that should back up the check point for a couple of hours.

I see them walk through the metal detector all the time... and set it off. With no recourse. They are rarely actually screened.

Yup. Ridiculous. Biggest security hole in American aviation is the lack of oversight of TSA workers.

If folks who have to pass 10 year background checks, FBI, etc etc, have to be screened like the passengers, those conducting the screening should be subject to the same fate.

TSA Worker Arrested After Jokes, Fight About Size of Genitalia - FoxNews.com

A TSA worker in Miami was arrested when he "lost his mind" and attacked a colleague who repeatedly made fun of his small penis after the security screener walked through a high-tech scanner that showed his genitalia, according to Miami-Dade police.

I have never seen a tsa screener being screened. Ever. I know that ill never see a tsa screener having their private parts felt up. Quite sure of that. Be professional. Really? ALPA? That's what you have to say? For all the dues.... be professional? Well you've lost me here. Aren't YOU the organization I pay good money to in order to protect this.profession? I'd say this is an indication that ALPA is the one who needs encouragement in its charge. This development is not acceptable and I don't buy the argument that the tsa is saving us from ourselves. This is why I pay dues. This is supposedly why.ALPA PAC is so important. I'm thinking that at this point the money is better spent on more productive enterprises. Spare me the rhetoric please.

Spot on, flyallnite.

I've racked my brain, and I cannot think of a single time I've ever actually seen a TSA agent screened throughout my career.

Well, I guess you do not arrive at the airport before the checkpoint opens. I see those guys going though and getting their stuff screened all of the time. It is not every time, just the first time at the start of a shift.