Originally Posted by
Ken Scott
What kind of aircrew fly on global missions without taking their passport with them?! Presumably the kind who want to spend 2 weeks sleeping on the aircraft when it goes u/s, and hardly unexpectedly given its reputation...
Many many US service persons do not have passports - they travel on their US military ID cards.
Which is fine if you end up where you expect to end up in a place where the diplomatic agreements exist, but...