Originally Posted by
The B Word
More importantly, what about the plonkers who call themselves “Captain” when they fly airliners or even puddle jumpers for a flying school for a living - now that is the sign of a Walter Mitty of the highest order...
back when I used to be a member of BALPA for the life of me I couldn’t get them to stop addressing the envelopes to Captain PCD. It’s a job title, nothing more. And in offshore rotary I’ve never heard anyone ever call a captain “Captain” either. Once out of the building I am a Mister.
I do have a drinking buddy in the pub though who likes to holler “evening Group Captain!” at me (most definitely
not my former rank), the reply of “evening Guardsman” is usually followed up with the offer of a pint.