Uniforms, why?

[Craggenmore]

Re: Uniforms, why?

Just remember to take the goddam epaulettes off though!

Ah yes, but then you'll look like a Brinks Mat courier driver, railwayman, policeman, chauffer etc..............and so they'll all be saying instead, who's the new Brinks Mat courier driver, railwayman, policeman, chauffer etc....What a tit!

[link4]

Re: Uniforms, why?

I dont see where all this foolishness of taking the stripes off come from, take the pride in your work, im not saying to go out in a night club or to a restaurant in it, but why take the stripes uniform off (and risk losing one them, which has happened to me before, and i can sure as hell tell you that you will look more of a tit if you turn up 2 work the next day with it on in just 1 shoulder) just so other people wont see....

[Piltdown Man]

Re: Uniforms, why?

So you take both off, tit. And if you turned up for work with none, who would notice?

[notdavegorman]

Re: Uniforms, why?

Guys, some of you aren't getting this.

At work, epaulettes on. As soon as you're away from work, epaulettes live with your airside ID in the inside pocket of your uniform jacket or similar. That's the way things work, trust me.

For the record, everyone assumes you're a security guard, unless that natural air of authority you exude confuses them.

As for loosing one on the way to work, that's why you're given a second set, at least at any airline with moral fibre. Follow the system detailed in my second para, you won't loose them. It's when you're poncing around Tescos you loose them.

[G-DANM]

Re: Uniforms, why?

Ah yes, but then you'll look like a Brinks Mat courier driver, railwayman, policeman, chauffer etc

Mr Craggenmore can I just say that the majority of train drivers (especially virgin and First Great Western) have much more professional looking (and smarter) uniforms than any you would get from a flight training school. I also think (having seen the uniforms at the FTO's) that it would look far more professional (and certainly more like a real training base for an airline) if they just insisted on wearing a smart work shirt and tie with trousers and smart shoes. That keeps you happy when you go down the supermarket as now people think "there is a businessman". The only people who won't like it are the 18 yr olds who think by putting on a black tie and a pilot shirt from a catalouge they instantly become airline pilots (although many staff from FTO's think this to). I have to say I think a smart cotton shirt and tie would put me in the working mood much more than a cheap pilot shirt with two bits of cloth on the shoulders.

[VFE]

Re: Uniforms, why?

My view is that the majority of schools insist on uniform in order to appeal to the vanity side of the potential easily influenced 'customers' who would jump at the chance to wear their uniform.

When made to wear a uniform I felt a bit of a dick all in all. The deciding factor in the dickometer swing was whether eppaullettes were involved. If they were involved then I'd do a clandestine shuffle out onto the apron with my cardy pulled over my head to avoid detection from other less anally retentive student pilots at other FTO's! Out in the supermarket was a different matter as there was obviously no BE76 in view to spoil the illusion that I might possibly fly B747's of course....

If it was just shirt and tie then that was ok at the supermarket or airport.

VFE.

[imac67]

Re: Uniforms, why?

Originally Posted by Cabingirl

i think pilots look sexy in their uniform dont moan just wear it! x

HI Cabingirl i,ll come over tonight i will show you mine ....

[Cabingirl]

Is that a threat or a promise?!!!!!!