First look inside TSA training academy
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ค. 2024
- Only on "CBS This Morning," we take a look at how the TSA is making an unprecedented move to improve airport security. The agency is training all its new screeners at one centralized academy on the grounds of the federal law enforcement training centers in Glynco, Georgia. It was created after a number of missteps that raised doubts about the TSA's ability to properly screen airline passengers. Kris Van Cleave reports.
I wish they would make local TSA academies so we don’t have to travel to the other side of the US just to train
I thought about doing this but after reading reviews of how stressful it is I passed on it 👎
I used to work at the TSA when the training was done locally. It doesn't work because every airport did EVERYTHING differently.
@@theTSAguy yeah.... I think he failed to hear the part about, “local training was a failure because everyone did things different...” now there is a nationalized standard...
You should wish for less corruption and maybe this garbage agency wouldn't exist
@Angel S that defeats the purpose of centralized training. With more locations there's a larger possibility of mistep, but by having 1 facility you guarantee everyone WILL receive thee same training. Plus, it's good to travel, and see your country. That's kinda the whole point here don't you think? Haha
People want TSA to catch everything but don’t want to be ‘groped’ or scanned. You either want good security or personal comfort. Pick one.
The Wolverine Have you seen the tactics terrorists use to attack? They specifically use old women and children because of that mentality. Try being on a military convoy. Don’t like it? Take a bus.
Sounds like you're all for the groping then since TSA has a failure rate of over 80 percent. TSA does diddly squat to stop terrorists
You do realize the TSA found and stopped more than 4,000 firearms from passing security checkpoints last year alone? People don’t realize just how much the tsa catches because they don’t go around bragging about it to the media. It’s easier to catch potential threats if the terrorists and criminals think the tsa is incompetent.
Personal comfort.
@@vincentalexander5242 they literally post it on instagram
I just went through some of the comments. How many of you people have actually tried to become a TSA agent. Have you tried going through the pre screening test. 99% of you would fail because of spelling mistakes. The other 1% couldn't read the X-ray screens because it would be too hard. Before you start throwing stones, think about it. What have you done to provide the reaction, what have you done to provide the consequence.
I mean- do people need to dig graves to know that the graveyard gig sucks?
I'm going through the process now and I'm here trying to find some more info. I've taken the pre-screening tests, English aptitude and whatnot, gone through the airport assessment and it has taken a long time and no, it wasn't exactly easy. I haven't gone to the training academy yet but I already have a new found respect for the agency simply based on the stringent hiring process so far.
@@Hitch11 if you dont mind asking how much will you get paid a hour ?
@@oz311 good question. I don't know for sure yet. The only thing I know for sure is the airport I'll be at has a locality pay of like 23 or 24% of whatever the base pay is. I also know it'll be more than what I'm making now and there's federal benefits. I'm just hoping it'll put me in a better spot until after school.
It's not that hard, got a ged ,you get a job, 2 weeks training and a badge. Wow
Why are all of you guys hating on the agency? I haven't seen any events like 9/11 since they've been created. So they're doing their job.
***** hmm that seems true. Thank you for informing me of this information
+Robbie Zeigler I couldn't agree more
Micah Okelley there weren't any prior to it either
K. Welcher fool
K. Welcher yeah cops patted me down one night at 3am I'm sure they were grooming me for some sort of oppression.
I was there for two weeks and was told that it cost around $18,000 to train, feed, house and fly me there. Not sure where the number in this came from.
how was it?
Jesus did they fly you out on first class😐
Stingernukegod how’d you like the “chicken” they serve
Wings of Redemption wasn’t good
I believe it's around 4k to train.
everyone thinks tsa is a waste of time and money until something happens on a flight (God forbid), then all of a sudden everyone asks where was Security
K. Welcher what about the pan am flight they talked about in the video? Did you even watch the vid?
Three years ago TSA agents failed 95 percent of random security tests. The TSA IS useless! They are security theater. Passengers on flights are the ones who foil attacks.
David Pean they have never stopped any terrorist attack which is their mission. Sounds like they are waste of time
Go to Europe they have full suit military guys on standby ! TSA is just bunch of pedophiles and sex offenders !
David Pean el al has had 0 incidents out of Tel Aviv and they don’t feel your balls or iradiate you with X-rays.
I'm in Seattle and it's a joke that target employees make almost as much as a TSA agent when TSA is MUCH harder than stocking products on shelves.
But Target doesn’t mess up on 95% of their tasks. TSA has never prevented a terrorist attack since they were founded. They are a waste of taxpayers money and airport security needs to be privatized like other countries have done.
@@chickennuggets1384 exactly 💯
@@jackmitchell9548 Its more of a deterrent. Thousands of weapons and potential explosives have been stopped at the TSA, not to mention even more drug busts. The weapons and potential explosives could have lead to another terrorist attack, but thankfully we will never have to find out because they were stopped.
I need to apply at target then lol
They do not announce even if they caught anything. Its bad for business.people will be scared to fly.
All I see is people clowning the TSO's. They're doing their job that's all. Half of you commenting get paid to flip burgers, so you do it. I see some "Law enforcement officers" clowning as well..
You should know that this isn't a law enforcement position. So why the hate?
I bet more than most employees won't be doing this if it wasn't for a paycheck. Everybody has to work.
Actually what a lot of people don’t know that most TSOs are actually former military and former Leo’s
Failed 67 of 70 times... Damn...
not the entire story, only a small part ... dont believe everything the media says
TSA hiring process:
Confusing hire paperwork
Computer test
Physical/drug test
fingerprinting
color blind test
interview
orientation
2-week training
many work part time with some shifts at 4 am
and they get called losers
pat c How ? It’s a career and essential to society. Plus they get great benefits
The hiring paperwork wasn't confusing lol.
I Love 0400Hrs start time,seriously!
They need to be on a better pay scale for what they have to endure. From mean passengers, keeping up with airport schedules, and the crazy TSA supervisors. If that isn’t enough then they are tested yearly on recertification and if they flunk they’re fired.
How much do they get paid a hour ?
@@oz311 here in NV they start at like $16
@@oz311 15 here in Iowa.
First they need standardisation across all of tsa. An into pen is an ink pen. Then they need to learn what correct i.d.s look like. And need to learn how to be polite to the public. Don't care what they put with, be polite.
Kyle Reyes $17.21 in Philadelphia
YASMINE!!! YOU GO GIRL
Alaska currently has the highest starting salaries. In some towns and cities there, up to $67,873.00 per year (as of 2023). But, obviously, prices are sky high, and the weather is freezing cold almost year round in a lot of the areas where the airports are located. Some places look extremely depressing and grim too, like some village in a Soviet era Siberian town, going by youtube videos.
No, they will not catch test items. The equipment is not adequate. Training is lacking. Morale is low. There is too much pressure to rush the screening process to keep the airlines happy. There's more, but you get the idea.
What did you expect about a government agency?
Trust me, I know there's more. I was employed by the TSA for six years and saw airlines pressuring TSO's to "hurry up" and stop slowing the flow of money but I was a supervisor at the time and we don't work for them. THEY'RE the reason 9/11 happened in the first place. I totally blame the airlines for 9/11 but compare today's airport security to pre 9/11 security. I haven't seen a successful terrorist attack on the scale of 9/11 since 9/11 but the same problems that plagued airline security before 9/11 still exists in every major theme park in the country. They care more about money and nepotism than safety and security.
@@liquidbraino gov workers hurry? should they also change lead to gold?
people don't think. All passengers have to be treated the same because you can't tell by someone's face if they
they're a terrorist or not
David Pean
see security in Israel airports.
tsa is phony b.s.
@@garnunce786 israel conducts the use of ethnic profiling. they will intentionally make stricter security for muslims. that could never be done in the US
That's just a nice Arabic guy and his family no threat there .
The TSA has not prevented a single terrorist attack
@@barackobama129 Thanks Obama
We should just have planes that don't utilize screening so everyone complaining can use them
HAHAHAHA
they will be all killed even before taking off
Someone said the same thing at fletc. She got fired the same day and they consider her a “threat”. That was a year and a half ago
WiFi Hotspot for ISIS included!!
Good idea. The TSA is horribly ineffective and fails to spot the majority of actual illegal items. They have not stopped a SINGLE terrorist attack thus far and only exist to present the illusion of security
As a much younger man, I often wondered what type of human Adolf found to do his bidding. Now I know.
I knew the training only took 3 minutes.
First day of class:
How to destroy luggage and steal electronics 101
TSA = They'll Steal Anything
I didn't know about this!!
President George Bush signed the Aviation and Transportation Security Act in November 2001, which established the TSA to oversee security screening for passengers and baggage.
--------> I was in the very FIRST batch of TSA Screener
group Hired after 9/11...Most of us were prior Private Security Company
Screeners here in Texas. There were a LOT of bumps in the road at first. Old equipment turned in for new equipment. Better Xrays and Scanners.
Test, Test and RE test every year. Fail it twice and you're SHOWN the door.
TSA when I started and TSA today...TOTALLY different and MUCH more efficient! :) I stayed for 14 years before I retired. :)
How many people did you assault? Definition of assault is unwanted physical contact
2:55 "Because that threat in 1982, is today's threat, still!" Former Pam-Am Flight Attendant survived bomb on-board.
"Failed 67 of 70 times... Damn..."
Very embarrassing for the TSA.
How difficult is the test for those who finished their phase 2?
it isnt difficult. in fact its almost impossible to fail
"Remember, no drinks."
Lmao the tsa thinks that I'll make a water bottle in a fire arm and somehow they can't even stop terrorists from coming to the airport
@@literallydead1521 There is such thing a liquid explosives you know...
What’s the next step after accepting the contingent job offer? Do they pay for travel and boarding when going to Georgia for training ? What are the hours like for training and are we allowed to leave the dorm rooms after training completes for the day, say for food or energy drinks
How’d you do?
@@asadhus still waiting on airport assessment 🤦♂️
@@OFFICIAL_BLKMAGZ Have you atleast done the e-qip?
@@SimplyMe1123 already submitted background, accepted offer. Three months later still waiting for an airport assignment. Help desk stated they’ll reach out as the air ports needs change. Suspicious they’re having people apply and submit detailed background checks w/o a call back.
@@OFFICIAL_BLKMAGZ Hmm..according to the site, the airport assessment should be before the background anyways. Are you still on 45%? Maybe your airport just doesn't have the hiring need right now?
I'm in training myself we start in March.
How did it go?
@@leroyrocket8818 we're still on lock down at the moment so annoyed. So I had to take a second job in construction last year.
@@crockerakahops90sjumpmantexas sorry to hear that prayers up. I go interview next week. Hopefully I get some other offers from other jobs I’ve applied too, maybe go a different direction.
A lot of people here got told yes their entire life and tsa finally told them no you cant have something and are melting down in the comments😂
I just don’t want to be violated to fly? Is that too much to ask for?
I will not work in a place that requires uniform but without a fire arm that's a suicide mission.
Idk, I feel like it would be entirely too easy for someone to grab their weapon and take hostages in an instant
I would rather have 2 guns on me .
@@nik1128 usually the patrol officer would have the gun not the screener.
The TSA should be trained like the CBP so they can act as effective officers
It will never happen. All security is reactive rather than proactive. "If it works don't fix it" seems to be the mentality behind EVERY security operation I've ever worked for except when I was in the military. (every civilian operation). They've got no sense of discipline and no concept of OPSEC.
Good idea, not knocking existing talent pool but need to up salaries and accept higher qualified candidates for Airline safety.
Do i need to pay or is it provided by the tsa?
Of course they pay.
This makes Marines bmt look like a walk in the park .
Lol for sure the crucible is nothing compared to this
I have a physical with TSA, what will I have to do?
how was the CBT test and what was it like??
Didn't bite or Spy vs Spy? Hmmm......
Nothing, eat, sit around, have some coffee. There's no threat out there so relax u already passed.
Cbt test look at pictures of xrays point out stuff .some pics bad test your eyes first some math little english and sense .physical doc xam pic up suit case put down in fancy rows just lots of paperwork so admin also has job you gotta be superpatient good luck
People are complaining of the two weeks of training and the cost of it. Will you be happier if the training was 6 months and the cost 75,000 dollars? ahhh.... i didn't think so.
I would if i wasn't the one haveing to pay for it.
@@Texasmilitarydepartmentvid9654 You are the one that would have to pay for it, it's called taxes. Your comment is kind of silly, of course, anyone would like better services if they didn't have to pay for it.
@@Texasmilitarydepartmentvid9654even tsa officers pay taxes so it’s not just you lol
Some objectives for security are Prevention & Deterrence. They're responsible for safety but not authority or use of guns.
TSA had a bad beginning like other agencies it was not perfect but it has improved, maybe not at 100%. If u say it's worthless today (2021) it's bcuz u must've tested 'em urself, u went thru the scan recently & sneaked a prohibited item pass 'em, right? I did & failed twice. Never buying souvenirs again.
I’ve gotten plenty of stuff past them… the only thing they catch consistently are liquids larger than the allowed amount
Interesting
How many times can a reporter interrupt and cut the guy off during the interview? Geez.
I'm joining TSA SWAT Team or aka VIPR Team . They are the counter - terrorist armed with military gear like the M4A1 carbine with M203 grenade launcher attached . And they also have the M249 SAW.
And you get an apron and a spatula too.
I wonder if customer service is a topic that is covered?
Customers? Lmao TSA is not the airlines, passengers are not customers to them
Profiling must continue.
These guys are the tip of the spear.
Guys? Tip of the spear?? No wonders there's so much patting down going on.
@@christopherhanley4807 Yes sir tip of the spear. Just the tip though. These guys are straight sheepdogs protecting us, the flock. Molon labe TSA, stay safe and good hunting.
Does tsa pay for the traveling and expenses?
yes
Not gonna lie I enjoyed my time here
how was it?
a 2 week course, 1500 students a year and they want all 45,000 to go thru it. correct me if I am wrong but that is going to be a minimum of 30 years before they have all of the guards trained for this in which most will have retired by then.
2 weeks isn’t the only training required. It’s the prerequisite
@@robertct06 still, they want all 45k guards to be fully trained and they are only doing 1500 per year. No matter how you figure it, there is no way that they can get this done
@@teacher555555 yup. Leave it to the government lol
Same thing happens with other agencies. They want to hire 25k but only hire 10k
@@robertct06 listening to this story again. the 2 weeks is the minimum training to become a TSA agent. with extra training to do a different job.
@@teacher555555 no. Same job
Once respected, now not so much so,
They have been extremely rude to me on multiple incidences. Just yesterday a dog handler rudley demanded that I NOT stop for her dog inspection of my belongings. She had given ZERO prior instructions to me!!! She was upset for having to work extra time and held up the whole line up as she demanded to be paid overtime. Their lack of professsionalism compromsises us all (Canada, for instance, provides better screening by being... nice). and contributes to a nasty travel experience.
for some reason canadiens are very nice, too nice, they seem like to not want to hurt anybodys feelings and they comprimise with you on almost anything, its like they do not want to upset you .
Was the training easy?
Why does everyone hate tsa workers? Thought of being one?
People don't want to be grabbed in the genitals by a stranger unless it's their spouse or whatever.
Because they're extra and think we wanna touch em like we in the machine making them alarm in a certain area or we're the machine itself spinning around em
TSA has proven to be pretty useless and a waste of tax payer money.
@@chickennuggets1384 I kno tht, thts what I said, .......I say it 5 days a wk
Lmfaoao I’m taking the test tomorrow💀
I want to apply as a TSO and I do something right.
I see they gathered up all the people that got fired from Walmart in one place.
Lesson 1: How to identify the Muslim
One more reason to charter or fly yourself.
People it's an american tradition as long as people see security then they feel safe that's all it is
So I guess if the TSA likes me after my CBT I'll be off to this place
If they want better salary then get more education, maybe an associate. I mean a GED is not enough, come on....
I have a degree in Counter Terrorism. Currently going through the hiring process. The problem is all law enforcement jobs are so difficult to get into, depending on demographics. The TSA is a, "foot in the door position" to other federal positions, and sadly starting pay is about $10,000 a year higher than the local agencies. Is it a joke of a job, sure. Do they have any arresting authority, no. However, this is one of the ways to get your foot in the door for other opportunities. 6 months so far, and I've only made it to the computer based test portion of the hiring process. I've heard some people taking almost 2 years.
@@TacosRLegit3473 Very good point. Good luck!
They training them to look for water bottles
So were is the part they train them to be rude and order 20 big macs?
$2400 per student? You have to pay for the training? Or is he saying thats what it cost .gov?
Government pays, not you.
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They should be getting paid better you would get better results
I thought of doing this, but I am nearly 40 and already been thru the military , I dont want another stressful bootcamp like situation.
Its not anything near like bootcamp.
TSA academy is Fat Camp not boot camp.
Yeah same if training was local id do it but I'm not leaving my wife and kids again at my age.
Gunna gimme a gub-mint job wit da TSA
Attending the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) does not a Federal Law Enforcement Officer make.
A lesson for the TSA. Since you won't hire military or police. A woman was flying on her own , an Israeli security officer asked her questions , without frisking. "Are you married ? Answer = no. Do you have a boyfriend ? = Answer yes. Also I am pregnant, with his baby . " Red flag there was a radio in the baggage full of explosives. Checking does nothing without a qualified interrogator. And at least a few armed observers.
2 weeks is not enough they need to go 21 weeks
Its 1 week at the airport, then 2 weeks on FLETC, then 6-8 weeks of OJT training back at the airport. So training is realistically about 11 weeks, and they redo this 11 weeks training every year. 21 weeks would cost the tax payer nearly double for the same outcome.
It’s not gay if it’s the TSA
Look at all those chicken groupers
Ty I fly frequently
What the agency and the media won’t tell you is how many officers have cancer and have passed away from cancer caused by the X-ray machines used to screen.
Many. I worked LAX
That pay is terrible
$31-45 K a year yikes 😳
Two full weeks of training! My god, this IS an elite agency. Do they train on both the burger station and the french fry station?
+Chris Bray get a private jet and avoid the whole TSA process until then i thank the TSA for screening for IED's and weapons to ensure my safety from toothpaste that can be rigged to be IED components but you're simple and live life inside a bubble
+Jorge Hernandez "...to ensure my safety from toothpaste..."
You should take poison to escape the pain and fear of living.
+Chris Bray go google the dabiq and research a little :D i encourage you american
Jorge Hernandez
So you're a graduate of this elite academy.
it sounds like your the elitist one.
“Ok guys and gals, grab that training mannequin on the ground there and your lubrication located in your left cargo pocket and follow me...”
If you want flawless top security , take the Israeli example. All over 21, after military service. All paid over the minimum wage. Screeners need at least a tour of duty honorably discharged. All armed personal are combat proven . All Marshalls and undercover security, are special forces. The leadership must be at least 20 years in the business, or military personnel with 3 tours. Or high ranking PD.
The first people who became TSA were from the military and were told they were too mean
That training is wasted when now you have to take out everything even food, I guess is to difficult to them use the X Ray machine and not to mention how lazy they are.
Well.....if you had the actual knowledge......than you would understand why that food is "suggested" to be taken out. Quit your crying and whining and take that 30 seconds to make everything easier for yourself and the people waiting behind you.
Food shows up as an organic mass on the X-ray... know what also shows up as organic masses? Explosives. The X-ray doesn’t distinguish between food and bombs...
Let me get this straight: The US government flies baggage screeners from across the US to rural Georgia (that's an expensive flight from Alaska) for two weeks to learn how to use semi-automated equipment?! I mean that's a colossal use of taxpayer money for training that must be able to be provided at a cheaper cost. With the greatest respect to TSA agents, their job is not rocket science.
I run security for a government agency, but I can tell you the x-ray screening may not be rocket science but it isn't easy either.
It's like 45 minutes long and when your done you get a little paper certificate. They act line it's bit camp in the marine corps, but it's a cake walk!!!!! Lol I got mine CSA certification by mail after I fill out a form on the back of a box of Kellogg's Corn Flakes!!!(I'm joking, for those if you who are too damn stupid to know the difference. Lol)
Do you know how much they get paid ?
oz * 35-40k
"vast majority" are missed, 70 of 90
The TSA has not once stopped a terrorist threat.
oh yeah? how many crimes didn't occur because that cop car rolled down the street?
That’s because no terrorist is dumb enough to try and get through TSA
They deterred terrorist threat.
there have been 0 major terrorist threats on us airlines
The TSA goes to FLETC? LOL
WOW 2 whole weeks of training
its about 11 weeks between FLETC and OTJ
if they fail the academy then burger king is waiting for them lol
Is that where you work?
Good thing I don't have any sisters.
Sayang
In Israel never has a crippled person had to get up of his wheel chair. No has a child been denied a bottle of milk
Well you'd better make them more LEO proficient
They’re not Law Enforcement Officers
They’re not even security guards
They need to get rid of TSA and use the funds for more Air Marshals.
Air Marshall's dont see what is going under a plane, or what goes through security. Be knowledgeable before you make your idotic comments.
19 year olds are responsible for the security of our skies??? That is frightening to me!
Darren Krock ummm yeah tf, you can fight for this country at 18, so what exactly are you saying? ignorance is bliss
So an 18 year old can go to another country and fight for the USA?
I had just turned 19 the month before when I started my career in corrections... the same age my grandfather was when he was drafted and sent to Vietnam to fight in the jungle. The are plenty of young people “responsible for the security” of different sanctions within the US that do what they do and do it well. It’s people with a mindset like that which made me lie about my age to people at work for years because I didn’t want to be “just some stupid kid” to people like you when I did my job and took it seriously. Get off the high horse
Geeezzzz, they cant screen them selves, let alone passengers.
"Ok guys, listen up. Hey! I SAID LISTEN! Jesus, it's not that hard. Alright guys, what is the #1 goal of this job?...what? Safet..no!! It's not safety. It's to make everyone's day as miserable as and as stressful as possible. Alright next lesson, overweight bags..."
It looks like the national lampoon's Police academy.
I think I'll stick to working for the library 🤔
What part of that training is groping children
2 whole weeks? Lol
TSA hires the unemployable and gives them an undeserved badge-they are not sworn law enforcement officers. These substandard security guards would never get past the first stage of a law enforcement application. 🙊
What a joke. No real training and no authority = joke.
Yet your the same one that bashes cops
I know I don't have a choice to not be sexually harassed, but the minimum they could do is let me choose who's going to touch me
They have an academy 😂
So do pre-schoolers.
Glorified unarmed security guard is a "rewarding experiencing"?
LMFAO WHAT?!?!?! THEY ARE ESSENTIAL
TSA's NEVER!!!!!!! NEVER stopped a single terrorist attack!!!!!!
observing citizen terrorist haven’t tried them. Give it a shot
Hmmm I don’t think there has been an attack like 9/11 since 9/11
Kyle Sharp lol right