The main issue people have is with the wings, epaulettes and cap badge.
I love that this is the same forum that lampoons young wannabes for their over zealous use of gold epaulettes at the local aero club or their first GA interview. And we are now all getting our (now nicely tailored) trousers in a knot about what is basically window dressing.
Edit: sorry IsDon, not directed at you individually, you just had a good quote. I'm just getting annoyed about this molehill being made into a mountain on multiple forums!
Now personally I like the cap badge and epaulettes (the wings I'm not thrilled about), but really there is almost as much outrage about this here as there was about the lock out. Get a grip, if the job and uniform defines you that much you have bigger issues.