Koi
You are spot on, it is an envy thing with security, if I go through the security checks as a passenger giving no clue that I am in the business I get no real problem fron security, in uniform it is a whole different and unpleasant ball game.
2Close A bit disturbing about the policeman who wanted to apply the aviation acohol limit to you after you had finished work and on your way home, like you I don't think that this would have got past the CPS.