Chaps, for once I must agree with the Bald one on this.
Flying suits in my role (long range tanking) are pretty darned uncomfortable. They are hot, when you need to stay cool, and their fire retardent capabilities are kaput once you wash and tumble-dry them.
We don't even get them in the correct colour, if you know what I mean.
They also look crap when passing through an international airport, and are an embarrassment to be seen in - not from a fashion point of view, but they look shabby.
I would like to see us (fat-pie-eaters, that is) in an operationally effective, comfortable, but presentable outfit. If they can't clear a C95 equivalent outfit, then we should take a leaf out the Yanks' book, or just buy their kit.
And why does it take >6 months to get some new boots??? Even when you're on ops?