[justme]

Troy, I think the notion that it is a violation of federal law is maybe a bit too much. The regulation reads something like "the employees ID must be work on the outer most garment above the waist" but I don't think it specifically says anything about your name must be visible. I realize that's nitpicking the wording, but it's kinda like state laws saying that your license plate has to be visible, but they make products that supposedly block cameras from certain angles. The plate IS visible, but not necessarily readable from all angles. I don't think you would be hassled too much about putting a rubber band around your name whilst leaving the rest of the valid ID visible. As long as you don't physically alter the ID, I think you'd be ok. I have in the past been challenged by TSA and FAA inspectors walking around in secure areas checking IDs, and not one of them ever cared that I kept my ID inside my vest. To me, it always seemed like a safety hazard to have something dangling from my neck just waiting to get caught in all kinds of equipment. I kept it tucked in, and never had a problem as long as I could produce one and it was valid.