Terrorist threat notwithstanding of course, I think it would be good to see more Service people (whether in a flying suit or blues or whatever) out and about in the locality. Good
PR for the Services. The problem we have in the UK is low visibility outside of Service establishments due to years of self protection.
Memories fade quickly in the UK, the latest punch up in the Gulf will not last long in the mind of Joe Public.
BTW, sometimes I find my 3C's quite a refreshing change to wear when I'm not scheduled to fly and it gives the washing machine a chance to do its stuff, and it doesnt really take that long to get changed into a spare set if you have to.
Oggin