Ha ha,
What an interesting funny thread.
My favorite bit, was when some guy came on said that he quit his job because he didn't like the way one of his colleagues dressed.
What poor pathetic losers their are in this industry.
I am happy to say there are not so many of them in the helicopter industry, however there are a few, who like to wear all the badges and bars as they can, maybe its because they haven’t achieved much else in life, or maybe they are trying to compensate for a lack of ability!
I have no interest in instructing a student who would comment on my dress sense when I am trying to instill knowledge that has no relevance to fashion.
Fortunately I have only ever come across this scenario once or twice.
Where I work now, most of my customers are self made and if I came in with any preconceptions about myself and tried to pretend that I am something that I am not, they would smell it a mile off and just walk!
Some of the fixed wing guys just can’t seem to get their head around that, and often pass comment, but at the end of the day, they are sitting on the ground far more then me!
Your dress sense determines your professionalism?
Get a life!