TSA Troubles

The more I read about long security lines at O'Hare and Midway, the more I don't want to fly anywhere anytime soon. I'm the kind of person who gets to the airport two hours before my flight, but I've never had to stand in line for more than an hour waiting to go through security. And now that things have really gone to hell, everyone is pointing the finger at everyone else in an effort to lay blame. The TSA says they're understaffed and need more money to hire more agents. But I heard on the news that for every 200 agents that are hired in a given month, more than 100 quit within the first few months of employment. Why keep hiring people if they're just going to quit? Maybe the TSA should start trying to figure out why their turnover is so high and deal with that problem before they get more funds to hire more agents. Then there are the airlines. They blame the TSA for causing passengers to miss flights, but they (and the TSA) also point the finger at the passengers. The lines would move faster, they say, if people followed the rules. Liquids in size-approved bottles. Nothing in your pockets. Laptops out of their carry cases. Shoes off. Bring only the allotted amount of carry on items. Blah, blah, blah. I get it. We need to follow the rules, but some of the problems with passengers come from the airlines themselves. I'm sure many people (myself included) carry on items we're afraid to put in our checked bags because of the rampant theft that goes on in airports. No one is going to pack a computer or any other kind of electronic device on the off chance that it would be stolen from a checked bag. Hence, you have to carry that crap on board so you can watch it. But it's not just the checked stuff that goes missing. People have had items stolen going through the security lines. Money, watches, electronics...the list goes on. While you're getting a dose of radiation and a pat down, someone on the other side of the scanner is running off with your purse, jewelry, wallet, and iPad. Maybe it's time for the military to take over airport screening. While I doubt our men and women in uniform would enjoy having to do this job, I believe they'd probably do a much better job than the TSA is doing at the moment.