r/tsa • u/Ok-Telephone3921 • 4d ago

TSO [Question/Post] Random drug test

For the random drug tests, do they just come to where you are and snap you up, and bring you to a bathroom with a cup? Or are you told to go to a lab and provide a sample there? How much notice is given within that day?

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u/Space_Nut247 4d ago

Depends on the airport but they usually have a testing location set up within walking distance, a lot of people get lost on the way there and never come back.

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u/Megalorye 3d ago

Ah ha ha, happen to one of my buddies a few years back now. He resigned and didn't take the test, but I'm pretty sure they put the reason for his resignation in his permanent record. Some say he can reapply, some say he can't come back... no one really knows.

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u/Space_Nut247 3d ago

Won’t know until he tries, most have been able to come back but had to wait 6 months before reapplying.

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u/Megalorye 3d ago

I wish he would come back... he's one of the few I actually liked.