Felix lighter said
After a 14hr flight, Im not sure I could deal with a TSA agent treating me like a criminal just because Im a pilot.
Ummm dude, are you really a pilot? You wouldn't see the TSA untill you reported for your flight back OUT of the country.
The TSA has absolutely ZERO to do with arriving passengers. That is handled as it always was by fedral agents of the customs and immigration services (and agriculture if you are carrying organic things). The only difference between now and before 9/11 is they might actually open and look at your passport now rather than just verify that you have the outside of a passport in your hand...
Everyone likes to slag off the TSA now, but the security is miles more proffessional than it was before. The fact that the machines are actually set to detect metal now might be annoying, but what else are they there for? By and large the security people are polite and courteous.
Cheers
Wino