I find it amazing that so many on this thread feel that the wearing of flying clothing by...er...flyers is indicative of insecurity. I would have thought the constant bleating by the non-aviators on this issue displays almost Freudian envy of our humble No 14 working dress. I wonder if the USN/USAF have to endure this pathetic debate? Probably not as all flyers up to General rank wear the kit all the time as a matter of professional pride in their primary job of their service.. .. .The original issue on this thread has been lost, in that when are we going to sort out this scandalous shortage of flying kit? The attitude of those who stack the stuff is not very promising of an early solution to the problem.