Comp Charlie.
Excellent posts all.
I have had cause to use your services in the past (to change a ticket) and had excellent service.
One other point about the Americans in uniform. They take pride in their appearance, we don't. We are the scruffiest bunch of sods on the planet.
Also, worth remembering that our (working) uniforms are the cheapest, tackiest pieces of clothing money can buy.
Where we excel when it comes to flag waving, and should continue to strut our stuff, is in the ceremonial side. Nobody does it like us and it is there that we should concentrate our efforts to win hearts and minds.