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8 Secrets of TSA Officers

Most travelers go through airport security without much of a second thought.

But on the other side of the conveyor belt, screeners are performing the difficult task of spotting prohibited items in a quick glance while keeping lines moving. Since its founding in 2001, the Transportation Security Administration has grown into a workforce of about 61,000 officers, who have screened over 906 million passengers. But have you ever wondered what it’s really like to work as a TSA officer? From the physical toll it takes to the surprising ways passengers actually help fund the system, here are a few of the lesser-known realities of life behind the checkpoints.

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