Pilot Pete
I am sorry to hear that quite so many people use
ex-military rank - I was always a little concerned
about CAPTAIN Mark Phillips and the like - perhaps
it is deemed acceptable in 'horsey' circles ?
Scroggs is quite correct in his analysis of society in the UK where generally a certain amount
of understatement is deemed appropriate.
Doctors it seems have really made it up the tree
when they become consultants and are then now by
the prefix MR (no sexism intended ladies). Pilots
know they have made it when having achieved command of a proper aircraft(here comes the flak)
they can put their gold or silver braid on their
shoulders and forget about it- the ones who go on
and on about it just need to grow up a little.
Mind you - I did come across a chap on the UK
airline scene who wore a medal ribbon on his
company uniform - and no, it was'nt an AFC just
a widely awarded campaign gong - very strange !