Have $85? The TSA Says You're NOT A Potential Terrorist!!!

[matthewf]

[NYC_SKP]

1. TLDW. If you're talking about the PreCheck program, well, it's falling on deaf ears.

I got my card a couple weeks ago and I'm not going to miss the long lines, the xrays, and the groping.

During the mandatory interview, it was clear that they had done a careful background check and I had to answer a series of questions.

While I think it's all largely unnecessary, I'm happy to have become a "Trusted Traveler"!

http://www.tsa.gov/tsa-precheck

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[Richard D]

6. How does one find the application

All I have found at the TSA site is that you need to fill one out. Can't see any links to the application itself.

[NYC_SKP]

7. Here's a link: I used the DHS Global Online Enrollment System, GOES.

I was qualifying for international quick clearance, Global Entry, and PreCheck is part of the package.

Enroll here: https://goes-app.cbp.dhs.gov/main/goes/index.jsp

Fill some stuff out and then you'll have an in-person interview.

I hope you live near one of the centers where they give interviews.

[Richard D]

8. thank you!e

Very helpful. I do a good amount of flying, and waiting in the lines doesn't help an already challenging experience.

[L0oniX]

2. Can we be stopped for no reason and have to show our papers yet? n/t

[Downwinder]

3. What is "Stop and Frisk?"

[JoeyT]

5. We passed that point better than a decade ago. n/t

[RC]

4. $85? What terrorist is gonna come up with kind of money?

[NYC_SKP]

9. I know. Anyway, $85 is like what, 5 cinnabons and a cocktail at an airport?

To get out of taking my shoes off ever again, $85 is a bargain.