FO COMPLAINT REGARDING SECURITY CHK POINT PROC.

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I PASSED THROUGH THE SECURITY CHKPOINT AT GATE X AT DFW ARPT. SINCE THE WALK-THROUGH BUZZER RANG; I PROCEEDED TO GET HAND-WANDED; IN ORDER TO CLR SECURITY. WHILE BEING SCANNED; THE SCANNER TOLD ME TO REMOVE THE EYEGLASS CASE; WHICH HAD MY BELT THREADED THROUGH THE BACK FOR ATTACHMENT; IN ORDER TO INSPECT BEHIND IT. I SHOWED HER MY GLASSES; AND ASKED HER HOW MANY CREW MEMBERS HAD BLOWN UP THEIR OWN ACFT. VARIOUS COMMENTS ENSUED; AND I MENTIONED THAT I THOUGHT HER SCANNER SENSITIVITY WAS SET TOO HIGH; SINCE EVERYTHING ON MY PERSON SET IT OFF; INCLUDING MY SMALL SHIRT POCKET SCHEDULE/CALENDAR BOOK; AND MY WALLET; BOTH OF WHICH CONTAINED NO METAL. SHE THEN ASKED ME TO REMOVE THE WALLET IN MY PANTS POCKET; WHICH I DID. AFTER GETTING THE OK FROM THE SCANNER; I WALKED OFF. SHE ASKED FOR MY NAME; WHICH I DECLINED TO GIVE. ABOUT 10 MINS LATER; THE SCANNER AND HER LEAD AGENT CAME DOWN TO DFW OPS (X AIRLINES) AND ASKED FOR MY NAME. I SHOWED THEM MY IDENT CARD. IN SUMMARY; I GUESS MY FRUSTRATION LEVEL INCREASED CONSIDERABLY OVER 1) BEING TREATED LIKE A CRIMINAL WHILE IN UNIFORM; I.E.; HAVING TO STAND IN FRONT OF PAX WITH MY ARMS OUT IN ORDER TO BE SCANNED; AND 2) BEING NITPICKED BY THE SCANNER WHO; IN MY OPINION; HAD THE SCANNER SENSITIVITY SET TOO HIGH SINCE EVERYTHING; INCLUDING NON METALLIC ITEMS; CAUSED IT TO BEEP. THE SOLUTION IS TO LET AIRLINE CREW MEMBERS IN UNIFORM; WITH A VALID AIRLINE IDENT CARD; SHOW THE CARD TO THE SECURITY PERSONNEL AND PROCEED TO WORK UNIMPEDED; AS WE USED TO. THERE IS NOT NEED FOR PUBLIC HARASSMENT OF AIRLINE CREW MEMBERS; ALL OF WHOM WEAR ENOUGH METAL TO SET OFF THE DETECTORS (WINGS; BUTTONS; HAT INSIGNIA; CLIPS ON AIRLINE CARDS; CALCULATORS; GLASSES; ETC).