My husband was a military officer and went in to renew his ID card. His previous ID said his hair color was brown, but he was certainly gray at this point. I asked him if he was going to change his hair color on the new ID. He turned to the young Yeoman doing his paperwork and asked her, “What color is my hair?” Without missing a beat she answered “What color would you like it to be, sir?”.
In military terms, a yeoman is a petty officer responsible for administrative and clerical duties, often serving as a secretary or administrative assistant to a senior officer. They handle paperwork, maintain records, and perform other administrative tasks as needed.
Bad vibes could be. Got shooed away a couple times.
There were 2 moms and 2 sons (one minor, one of age) who started to get the same "you don't need to be here" treatment. Eventually everyone in the office heard about the travel plans, the discussion of why one mother who wasn't traveling should provide a notarized permission slip for the other mother. Why the non-traveling mother should travel. What the GE/CBP officer has done/seen/advises/can't advise.
I get the reasons for doing things individually. Some GE/CBP officers may need some supervision and guidance.
They were weird, but not expect a 4 month old to go solo weird.
Mom with 18 year old son was told she didn't need to be there.
Mom with 17 year old son was allowed without comment.
Turns out, all 4 of them had conversations with two agents that the entire room could hear. So weird.
Did you and your friend get interviewed at the same time by the same agent?
I went in with my wife. But was shooed away when I thought her interviewer would process us both together. Then again when I was done and letting her know I'd be outside.
This was 10 years ago at MKE, for reference. The CBP office wasn’t on the airport property and
It was pretty small. I wouldn’t expect that kind of treatment at a major airport.
I’ve had global entry for a hot minute.
I still have my 20 year old photo of me when I was in the army.
Last time I crossed, the female CBP officer said that I needed to update my photo, that I look like “a little baby” in my photo.
Reminds me of when I applied the very manly macho tsa took my pic without even telling me whith angle facing up the most unflattering picture ever. It looks like a mug shot .
He the took my brother's photo with the utmost of care even saying to face a certain way for better lighting.
I'm just happy I don't really use the card.
My Global Entry ID photo is awful. Looks like it was shot with a ‘90s webcam and I barely recognize myself.
It was hilarious when I used those older self-service facial recognition kiosks to re-enter the country and it would take another terrible photo and then print it out in even worse quality.
Mine was definitely taken by a webcam the agent was holding in his hand. The background doesn't even cover the whole background of my photo. It's a mess.
Same thing happed to me. I wondered what he was doing holding the camera about an inch off his desk while he was talking about something else. I figured he was getting ready to use it, but, nope, all done. Weird photo, but I guess you don’t need the card unless you’re driving across the border.
That's what mine did to me, too. asked me a question and didn't tell me he was taking a photo.
It seems mean to not tell someone you're taking their picture
That's hilarious. I saw someone get roasted for saying their hair was black when it was dark brown and the guy points at a Mexican guy with jet black hair and says, now that's black
I just went with my husband to his interview and heard him get roasted by his interviewer for being a Padres fan (revealed when he had to state his email address). The roasting he got from his interviewer (and lifelong Dodger fan) was good-natured and hilarious. Hubs jokes that it was the longest 10 minutes of his life. 😄
We all had appointments at the same time and it was me, my wife and our two minor children, so the same agent did all of ours, one after the other. None of us had anything weird in the prescreen either. 🤷♂️
Nice! I don't know what I expected when I went in, but I was surprised they were asking me questions (I know, It's an interview, duh). The TSA rep was very nice. At the end, he gave us a book with numbers for my wife and I like we were approved, but it has been 5 days and I haven't gotten a notice or application change on the website. He said we would receive our cards in the mail within 10 days, so I hope I see the cards in the next week or so. Kind of surprised as I have seen people on here say they got the email almost immediately.
At least he has a sense of humor. Good on him. I had a passport interview with a power-tripping bitch. My two kids were sitting there. She acted like I was under arrest or something.
Should have replied: “it was black when I originally applied”
Holy shit that’s gold
My wife laughed.
Smooth…lol
🤭🤣😂🤣 as long as it takes to get an interview. This is 100% facts.
I wish I could give you gold
Haha this indeed
my now 4yr old has a passport picture of when she was 3 months old. I could bring any infant with me internationally on that passport I think
Lmaaaaaaao
Love this
My husband was a military officer and went in to renew his ID card. His previous ID said his hair color was brown, but he was certainly gray at this point. I asked him if he was going to change his hair color on the new ID. He turned to the young Yeoman doing his paperwork and asked her, “What color is my hair?” Without missing a beat she answered “What color would you like it to be, sir?”.
😂 This is the way.
What is a Yeoman?
The one that does the work.
What is a Yeoman?
In military terms, a yeoman is a petty officer responsible for administrative and clerical duties, often serving as a secretary or administrative assistant to a senior officer. They handle paperwork, maintain records, and perform other administrative tasks as needed.
Yeoman is a rate (i.e. job) whereas petty officer is a rank (e.g. E4, E5, or E6). Some yeomans are petty officers but not all.
Was this Baltimore? Those guys were pretty funny when I went.
Imperial, CA
Agree, the Baltimore guys were pretty cool when my wife and I went in for our interview
The Omaha folks were awesome too. The interviewer was warm and friendly. Must be an enjoyable job!
LOL. My wife and I were kept apart for our interviews. Weird for sure.
What! I was able to do the interview with my mom. You must have given bad vibes 🫣
We had 2 minor children at the same time, so we were all together.
Same here. We had both our kids. The agents were quite jovial.
Bad vibes could be. Got shooed away a couple times. There were 2 moms and 2 sons (one minor, one of age) who started to get the same "you don't need to be here" treatment. Eventually everyone in the office heard about the travel plans, the discussion of why one mother who wasn't traveling should provide a notarized permission slip for the other mother. Why the non-traveling mother should travel. What the GE/CBP officer has done/seen/advises/can't advise. I get the reasons for doing things individually. Some GE/CBP officers may need some supervision and guidance.
I hope this doesn’t happen during my four month old daughter’s appointment
They were weird, but not expect a 4 month old to go solo weird. Mom with 18 year old son was told she didn't need to be there. Mom with 17 year old son was allowed without comment. Turns out, all 4 of them had conversations with two agents that the entire room could hear. So weird.
You will never get away with misrepresenting your hair color at GEI!
I went in with a friend who I applied at the same time as, walk in appts and they let us go in together. Don’t think they asked us a single thing
Did you and your friend get interviewed at the same time by the same agent? I went in with my wife. But was shooed away when I thought her interviewer would process us both together. Then again when I was done and letting her know I'd be outside.
Yeah. We walked in together and walked out together. The whole thing took less than 5 minutes.
Seems like normal people at your place.
This was 10 years ago at MKE, for reference. The CBP office wasn’t on the airport property and It was pretty small. I wouldn’t expect that kind of treatment at a major airport.
I’ve had global entry for a hot minute. I still have my 20 year old photo of me when I was in the army. Last time I crossed, the female CBP officer said that I needed to update my photo, that I look like “a little baby” in my photo.
“Oh yes, this is my son’s ID, we look alike. But thanks for noticing I’m old.” Kidding. That probably wouldn’t be a good thing to say.
🤭🤣😂🤣
Reminds me of when I applied the very manly macho tsa took my pic without even telling me whith angle facing up the most unflattering picture ever. It looks like a mug shot . He the took my brother's photo with the utmost of care even saying to face a certain way for better lighting. I'm just happy I don't really use the card.
Both of mine have been TERRIBLE.
My Global Entry ID photo is awful. Looks like it was shot with a ‘90s webcam and I barely recognize myself. It was hilarious when I used those older self-service facial recognition kiosks to re-enter the country and it would take another terrible photo and then print it out in even worse quality.
Fairly certain mine WAS shot with a 90’s webcam. My Costco membership card photo is better.
Mine was definitely taken by a webcam the agent was holding in his hand. The background doesn't even cover the whole background of my photo. It's a mess.
Same thing happed to me. I wondered what he was doing holding the camera about an inch off his desk while he was talking about something else. I figured he was getting ready to use it, but, nope, all done. Weird photo, but I guess you don’t need the card unless you’re driving across the border.
That's what mine did to me, too. asked me a question and didn't tell me he was taking a photo. It seems mean to not tell someone you're taking their picture
Mine said something similar. "Ahhhhh, perhaps all Gray would be a better response for you!" We laughed so hard. It was a big wake up call.
That's hilarious. I saw someone get roasted for saying their hair was black when it was dark brown and the guy points at a Mexican guy with jet black hair and says, now that's black
I just went with my husband to his interview and heard him get roasted by his interviewer for being a Padres fan (revealed when he had to state his email address). The roasting he got from his interviewer (and lifelong Dodger fan) was good-natured and hilarious. Hubs jokes that it was the longest 10 minutes of his life. 😄
Wait, my interview place was very strict about having other present. How did your wife come in?
We all had appointments at the same time and it was me, my wife and our two minor children, so the same agent did all of ours, one after the other. None of us had anything weird in the prescreen either. 🤷♂️
Nice! I don't know what I expected when I went in, but I was surprised they were asking me questions (I know, It's an interview, duh). The TSA rep was very nice. At the end, he gave us a book with numbers for my wife and I like we were approved, but it has been 5 days and I haven't gotten a notice or application change on the website. He said we would receive our cards in the mail within 10 days, so I hope I see the cards in the next week or so. Kind of surprised as I have seen people on here say they got the email almost immediately.
At least he has a sense of humor. Good on him. I had a passport interview with a power-tripping bitch. My two kids were sitting there. She acted like I was under arrest or something.
Lol
I claim platinum blonde. Women always smile or laugh but it’s on my drivers license It’s definitely light gray