On 8/16/2014 LaterGator said: I usually get TSA pre-check too. I did work for the Feds and the State at one time but its been so long ago, I'm sure the records are gone. Also, I have been fingerprinted too but that was like 45 years ago.
I am disabled and use a cane and carry an oxygen generator. I always thought that would have been the reason. At this point, I have no idea.
LaterGator, I don't know how old you are, but I read online that "elderly" (whatever age they consider that to be), are automatically moved to the precheck lane. Unfortunately, the screeners cannot always tell a person's age just by looking.
There is also a phone number for disabled passengers to call (TSA Cares toll free 1-855-787-2227) in case you do not get precheck status. You are supposed to call 72 hours in advance of your flight. I do not think it gives you precheck status, but just explains what you should expect during screening.
Once you are fingerprinted, you are always in the Federal system, so if that is one of the criteria they use, that might be helping you. I know I was a Federal employee and fingerprinted 35 years ago, and I was told once that my fingerprints were still in the system.
Also, I don't know if you are in a wheelchair, but my mother uses one at the airport. When she travels with us, she is automatically moved to the head of the line (or sometimes to the precheck lane). They usually let us go along with her if we do not automatically have precheck status.
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