Suppose I had it good as a mx rep./flight mech. We were supplied with 5 shirts and 2 overalls every 6 months. It was easy to rotate the last issue of shirts in for the occasional ground duty and keep the uniform clean. Company did a good job of keeping the aircraft serviced at base stations. 4 years of being a flightdawg I only lost a clean uniform once.
Flight mechanics, a rare breed, an exclusive club it should be... Those days defined me. I do not know if I have the salt to do it again if I had to but I miss the hell out of waking up to a sunrise at 38K feet.