TSA
Allows Soldiers to
Keep Their Shoes On; You
Could Be Next
Members of the U.S. military including the National Guard, reserve
Soldiers and the Coast Guard can **w walk past regular security lines at 100 airports across America without removing
Their shoes, belts and jackets. And, someday soon, you
Could do the same.
Soldiers were recently added to a Transportation Security Administration program called Precheck that identifies "low-risk travelers" and ushers them through shorter lines with less hassle. They had access to the program at just 10 airports prior to this deal between the TSA and the Department of Defense, but **w Precheck is open to
Soldiers at every airport where available. Regular travelers will often **t have access to the program, but TSA's website says it uses "secure flight data" to sometimes allow passengers to participate on a "
random basis," and flyers will be **tified on
Their ticket.
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