Recently catching a business flight interstate, I arrived early and had time to observe our TSA equivalents in action and witness their abilities to protect our airports. Just to give you a brief outline:
1. TSA's or Security Screeners in Australia are all from private security companies and the cheapest gets the contract but needs large numbers.
2. They are allegedly the first line of airport security (which I will argue with)
3. They hold no special powers or authority apart from training in x-ray and metal dector screening and have minimal training without the supervision of APS or Australian Protective Services (airport, ports and occassional consulate LE force).
I have a few questions. What training do the TSA's in the USA receive and what powers or authority do they have in their duties ? Are the pay and conditions acceptable or is their a high attrition rate within the industry ? Are we really window dressing to make people feel safe or is this really an effective methodology from the powers that be ?
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1. TSA's or Security Screeners in Australia are all from private security companies and the cheapest gets the contract but needs large numbers.
2. They are allegedly the first line of airport security (which I will argue with)
3. They hold no special powers or authority apart from training in x-ray and metal dector screening and have minimal training without the supervision of APS or Australian Protective Services (airport, ports and occassional consulate LE force).
I have a few questions. What training do the TSA's in the USA receive and what powers or authority do they have in their duties ? Are the pay and conditions acceptable or is their a high attrition rate within the industry ? Are we really window dressing to make people feel safe or is this really an effective methodology from the powers that be ?
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