Some SPLs obviously have the need to have something pinned to their chest to justify the dosh that their forking out nowadays ! 5 command hours to get GFPT would have to be worth 1 gold bar surely ?
As you work up the food chain in life there's really no need to try to impress the wannabees on the side line, dressing down is dressing up in a way. Even chefs don't go home in their uniform.
Personally i cant think of anything worse than seeing 300 hour junior grade 3s strutting their stuff barred up to the hilt, parading around like their in the mardi gra their the worse offenders in my book.
Unless your in RPT or pax charter its a big toss methinks.