solewoman
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- Jul 27, 2006
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Just a heads up to my fellow brothers and sisters serving , I am/was TAD, or TDY for the non Navy folks, and I was in DFW international airport trying to find spots within the airport for which I could smoke without having to go outside and come back through TSA and all of that, and I stumbled upon the American Airlines website, which is the airline I'm flying and here's what I found out doing research:
If you're active duty you pay nothing to go into the admiral's club. Now, you may be saying what's the big deal, well I'll tell you.
I went to the admiral's club with this knowledge to see if it would work, it did. I went to the desk, presented my military id, my boarding pass, and my orders. BOOM, in there. Free beer, wine, and spirits. And plus it is just a chill atmosphere overall, no noise, just a chill lounge where you can get right. Even if you don't drink it still is cool because you can get soft drinks and snacks while you are waiting out your layover. I never got to smoke inside but it was worth it for a peace of mind, and I got right. Sorry if this was posted before, I thought it would be nice to share because with the Navy I go TAD a lot, and I know you guys do too. Btw, this was with American Airlines, idk about the other carriers.
Even if you aren't on orders you can utilize this. I do it all the time when traveling and I have a long layover. Also you can go to any USO and if there isn't one usually the airline you travel with will let you chill in their preferred members club or the equivalent of admiral. Mostly free food blankets places to sleep shower toya for kids you name it.