Engineer Epaulettes?
Hello,
Don't laugh, since the request might sound a bit silly:
I'm looking for a pair of engineer's epaulettes for a possible flying spanner job.
I have heard that some countries are a bit suspicious if somebody is listed as crew on the general declaration, but doesn't wear a uniform (actually a former colleague of mine spent several days in a Chinese jail, because they didn't consider him as crew and demanded a visa from him, which our ex-boss back then insisted he wouldn't need), until he was bailed out by the embassy.
To look "crewy" I was looking for a standard pair of epaulettes to go with the standard uniform (white shirt, black trousers, black tie), but all I could find are pilot's epaulettes.
While epaulettes are not customary for engineers in my own country, Germany (and I would never wear them at work on a line or hangar job due to looking like a dork), I have previously seen British engineers wearing them. I also know that engineers in India use them.
Does anybody know where I could source such a pair (as LAME I think that three gold on red background would be ok)?
Rgds,
Jan