British Airways flight crew might have you believe that their silver coloured bars are actually platinum tinged. In such a fashion do they represent their standing in the field of aviation in their own eyes.
I have heard a rumour that the uniform standards division of the CAA is shortly to introduce wavy bars, as used to be worn in the RNVR. The intention is to issue these bars to low time pilots and perhaps inexperienced cabin crew so that passengers will immediatly know whom not to follow in an emergency.
