School must have been traumatic as I've hated uniforms ever since so you can all take my comments with a pinch of salt.
But think about it this way: Air transport is a highly complex and potentially dangerous undertaking. To do it successfully and safely means relying on knowledge, reasoning, experience, objectivity and technology, to name a few quantifiable factors that are part of the mix.
Yet many commentators seem to think a uniform (with or without a hat) makes a better pilot. As far as I'm concerned you can be naked in the cockpit as long as you do a good job. The uniform issue has more to do with subjective impressions and the reassurance some people seek in certain customs. Such factors have a role to play but I'd rather see them kept in the marketing department. I don't want to be flown by a pilot who thinks he's great because he's got a shiny hat. You know what's really important - stick to that please.