I didn’t pay $40,000 and spend 3 years studying just to be able to put silly strips on my shoulders. I could have got them for $30.00 at any pilot shop long before I got my licence.
Unless you’re flying an airliner, what difference would it make? I never had a FO in my C-310.
[This message has been edited by Flight Deck (edited 27 April 2000).]