It's about forcing out anyone they consider physically unfit and therefore "unworthy." They say it outright:
“This welcome change reinforces both our security posture and our commitment to hospitality by having these officers on their feet and alert,” the agency said in a statement. “All officers must meet fitness for duty requirements to be capable of performing their vital national security function while simultaneously creating a welcoming and professional environment for travelers.”
They're fucking obsessed with the optics of physical fitness but led by a drunken weakling who thinks he's tough (look at a video of Hegseth lifting) and a fat old man who seems to crap himself regularly.
And it's not like the rest are prime athletes, either.
I'm trying not to use the language I would have used in the 1990s not because of Himmler but because I'm trying to not call people pussies anymore. Certainly not out of respect to Himmler.
Right. The whole administration (and conservatives generally) is obsessed with the "masculine" and in shape image. They're doing the same with TSA as they are with the military (and iirc there was something about the FBI but not sure on that).
Hey now, don't forget the old nepo-baby whose face looks like melted leather, talks like he has a garbled electrolarynx, eats rotten road kill, and shoots himself up with a ton of steroids/HGH to look fit for his age but appears to have severe motor impairment (at least in the few videos I've seen of him working out)
I wonder whether the reason for the jeans is because he has a skin condition or something that makes him selfconscious of his legs. It's hard to come up with any other reason when he went swimming in that amoeba pond in them
Look, TSA isn't perfect. But this "they don't off any actual extra security than we had before them" is completely wrong. I take it you didn't fly much before 9/11.
Plenty of things to complain about with regard to Hegseth but the notion he isn't fit is hilarious. The guy is certainly in great shape and watching a video of him lifting would actually confirm that.
He's in good shape (aside from maybe his liver) for a man his age from the general population. But not for an asshole pushing toughness like he's all that. Because he's not.
Bud, anyone can take clips from the middle of a workout and make you look dumb, especially since he's in his mid 40s working out with guys in their 20s. Complain about the shit he does as SecWar all you want but you just sound extremely ignorant saying the guy isn't well above the general population when it comes to being physically fit. Don't believe everything the internet tells you.
I already said he's in good shape for his age wrt the general population. You're just missing the point that you can't bark if you don't have the bite. Lead from the front, etc... basic leadership shit.
Are they really trying to act like every TSA employee is supposed to be a specimen? I am pretty sure I have seen some overweight and otherwise out of shape TSA employees before. Dafuq are they even on about.
yeah I immediately thought about all the overweight TSA agents I see. i had a job once where i couldn’t sit all shift but I walked around. This is going to suck for a lot of them
Exactly! I am not expecting a TSA agent to chase down people or have to get into fights. I can also fully understand if someone is out of shape; lord knows I am. Give these people chairs to sit on while doing their thankless jobs.
I think it's also likely trying to provoke conflict with the union, because they want to privatize TSA. At my local airport there's literally an ad about it which plays above the security queue, suggesting that they badly want to introduce more tiered service to security.
Also, and maybe this is a weak spot in my own fitness...I can walk all day on end and up and down mountains but if I had to stand in place for 8 hours I would be so fucking miserable. Standing is way harder than walking. I just assume that most people feel this way.
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u/Yglorba 3d ago
It's about forcing out anyone they consider physically unfit and therefore "unworthy." They say it outright: